Court Clerk

**Court Clerk**:
**DATE: April 19, 2024 CLOSING DATE: UNTIL FILLED**

**POSITION: Court Clerk**

**DEPARTMENT: Clerk of Court**

**Responsibilities**:
Performs various support functions to the very busy daily processes of the Clerk of Court’s office.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Coordinates the service of notices of court orders by mail to appropriate parties involved.
- Interprets and analyzes orders to determine disposition thereof by SC Law and Rules of Civil Procedures; interprets rules regarding appeals, referrals, retrials, and remands.
- Interprets all motions filed and routes to the proper court.
- Processes judgments and enters them.
- Serves as liaison with the Court Coordinator for the jury and non-jury court and motions; maintains motions calendar.
- Assembles all files listed on the roster to make available to the court; assembles files for motion hearings.
- Posts and files documents to docket sheets such as affidavits, motions, appeals, and orders; completes and ends docket sheets; prepares updates to docket sheets and transmits them to the Court Administration via computer.
- Files and keeps up with pending and closed files, pending and ended docket sheets, and closed cross-indexes.
- Responsible for processing new general session warrants and/or dispositions.
- Ability to receive, open, clocks, and distributes daily incoming mail.
- Ability to assist with General Sessions/Common Pleas, data entry, processing new Common Pleas cases; ability to pull cases for Common Pleas Court Rosters and customer service transactions (i.e., receiving fines, fees, etc.)
- Examines legal documents submitted to the court for adherence to a law or court procedures, prepares case folders, and posts, files, or routes documents.
- Explains procedures or forms to parties in the case.
- Performs data entry and otherwise utilizes the computer to maintain files, create documents, etc.
- Conducts criminal searches for other law enforcement agencies, employers, etc.
- Answers the telephone, greets visitors, answers questions and/or provides information, and makes referrals to other individuals, departments, or agencies/organizations.
- Performs other related duties as required.

**Requirements**:

- Must have a valid SC Driver’s License or ability to obtain one

**Minimum Qualifications**:
**Formal**_ Education and Experience_**:
**- High School diploma or equivalency**:
**- 3 to 5 years’ experience**: