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Join the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s team of professionals, focused on providing exceptional service to the Court, the public, and members of the legal community. This position is perfect for a professional, self-motivated individual seeking a public service career with challenging and rewarding work, training opportunities, and the potential for advancement in a multitask, fast-paced
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court may fill more than one vacancy with this announcement.
Position Overview:
The Office of the Clerk seeks individuals with excellent analytical and automation skills to serve as case administrator. The case administrator manages the progression of bankruptcy proceedings from opening to final disposition. The incumbent is fully proficient in administration and maintenance of the official case records. The incumbent performs docketing, monitors the completion of the required procedural steps, and performs the necessary noticing and administrative and clerical tasks. Duties may also include scheduling hearings, attending, logging, and recording court proceedings, and processing orders in accordance with approved local court procedures and rules. The case administrator staffs the clerk’s office intake desks and telephone helplines, performs necessary financial roles to collect filing fees, and provides support for courtroom recording functions.
Preference will be given to applications received on or before Friday, May 24, 2024.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is seeking a full-time permanent Administrative Specialist for the Clerk’s Office in East St. Louis. The Administrative Specialist performs, analyzes, and coordinates administrative, technical, and professional work related to multiple administrative functions (such as human resources and court operations), ensuring compliance with the appropriate guidelines, policies, and approved internal controls. Incumbent provides quality control and operational guidance and analysis to the pro se law clerk team.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is seeking a full-time permanent case administrator for the East St. Louis or Benton clerk’s office. The case administrator is responsible for maintaining and processing case information and managing the progression of cases from opening to final disposition in accordance with approved internal controls, procedures, and rules. Incumbent performs customer service and cashier duties for the purpose of providing procedural information and collecting court fees. Incumbent reports to the Operations Administrator.
The Financial Specialist position is in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court. The incumbent provides support for financial operations of the Clerk’s Office, including Bankruptcy Court, District Court and Probation and Pretrial Services. The person holding this position will be located in the Kansas City, Missouri office and will report directly to the Financial Administrator. The Western District is a fully consolidated court (Bankruptcy, District, Probation and Pretrial) comprised of three divisional offices and approximately 275 total employees. Employees from other Districts that are willing to relocate are welcome to apply, and all applicants should visit www.mow.uscourts.gov for general information about the Western District of Missouri (WDMO).
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Courtroom Deputy. The court is comprised of six (6) judges and a Clerk’s Office staff of 37 employees. The court has divisional offices in Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa. The position is located in the San Francisco divisional office.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Courtroom Deputy assists in managing the judge’s caseload, in addition to providing courtroom and other assistance through management of electronic and/or paper court calendars, attending court proceedings and recording pertinent results for minutes, operating video hearing software, and responding to inquiries from the bar and the public concerning court procedures and case status.
The Clerk’s Office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit seeks a creative, innovation-focused, self-motivated technophile to serve as a full-time Operations Analyst. The Operations Analyst will be responsible for planning, proposing, and implementing initiatives to modernize legacy business processes and practices using SharePoint Online, Microsoft Power Platform, and Microsoft 365. The ideal candidate will have experience leveraging SharePoint, Microsoft Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 to modernize and integrate file/data management, work distribution, quality assurance, and related reporting processes. The Operations Analyst will be a member of the Clerk’s Office’s staff but will work across court units, and with judges and chambers staff, to identify, design, and implement-process improvement initiatives to streamline operations, improve efficiency, increase productivity, assure quality, and provide ready access to data.
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a Bankruptcy Judgeship for the District of Idaho. This position is available immediately; however, the selection process may take up to 18 months to complete. The official duty station for this position is Boise, Idaho.
This position is located in the Clerk’s Office of the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. The incumbent will assist the Divisional Manager in the oversight and coordination of all functions in the Divisional office including intake, docketing, appeals, finance, procurement, jury and courtroom operations. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing and reviewing work, and establishing policies and procedures to ensure excellent customer service and efficient processing of documents.
The incumbent will implement, coordinate, monitor, and improve a variety of functions of the court unit by understanding the needs and priorities of the office. The incumbent will simultaneously work with multiple priorities and projects. Most of the work process is well-defined, although meeting the demands of judicial officers, with occasional staffing limitations, requires good judgment and initiative. The incumbent will provide assistance in formulation and implementation of office policy which entails the need to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing. The incumbent deals with the judges, the courtroom deputies, chambers staff, and other members of the Clerk’s Office staff on a daily basis. The incumbent will also work with employees of other court offices and court-related agencies. Occasional oral and written communications with the public are required.
(Priority consideration to applicants who apply by May 1, 2024)
The United States District Court and the Probation and Pretrial Services Office for the Central District of California is recruiting for a Generalist Clerk in the Southern Division. The position involves providing relief assistance for district judge and magistrate judge courtroom deputies, office services including, civil intake, criminal intake, quality control, case reassignments, docketing, records, procurement, processing mail, cashier and jury duties. The individual hired for this position must have excellent customer service skills, be organized, detail-oriented, and highly motivated. This fast-paced and challenging position requires the individual to present a professional demeanor at all times. This position offers limited telework opportunities. Travel to the Western division for training will be required. Occasional travel to divisional offices may also be necessary.
The Programmer/Systems Administrator provides analysis of user needs and the current/future equipment and resource needs of the court, manages and deploys databases using SQL Server, develops complex project plans, manages resources to ensure that projects are completed on time, on budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders. The incumbent is responsible for the design, development, and support of application software, and takes an active role involving software development with multiple programming languages, such as VB, .NET, C#, ASP.NET, and PERL.