Justice Clerk Intern (Undergrad or Graduate Seniors)

h2About the Department/h2pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"strongSummary/strong/pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"Under close supervision, the Justice Clerk Intern performs administrative, clerical, and customer service support functions for a Hays County Justice of the Peace Office while completing their final year of undergraduate or graduate education. This internship is designed as a training pipeline to prepare the intern for possible full-time placement as a Justice Clerk upon graduation. Work involves assisting with court operations, document processing, customer service, and case management while learning court procedures and applicable laws./pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"br/pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"The intern position supports court efficiency and accuracy while receiving structured mentorship and hands-on training./pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"br/pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"strongInternship Intent/strong/pp style="margin: 0; text-align: justify"This internship is structured as a career pipeline position. Successful interns who demonstrate competence, professionalism, and graduation completion may be considered for transition into a full-time Justice Clerk position./p/ph2Position Duties/h2pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt"lispan style="color: inherit"Assists with preparing and processing court documents including citations, notices, subpoenas. judgments, and form letters./span/liliSupports staff in processing span style="color: inherit"forms and orders for civil claims, and criminal and traffic cases. These cases may include debt claims, small claims, evictions, animal control, Class C assaults cases, occupational license./span/lilispan style="color: inherit"Learns and assists with maintaining court dockets and scheduling hearings and trials./span/lilispan style="color: inherit"Enters case records into the court computer system under supervision./span/lilispan style="color: inherit"Assist customers in person and on the telephone, explaining procedures, fines, and forms, and responding to inquiries on case status/spanspan style="color: inherit"./span/liliCommunicates all changes and problems to the Justice of the Peace/liliReceives and processes payments and issues receipts under supervision./liliObserves courtroom operations and assists the Judge and court staff as directed./liliPrepares case files for hearings./liliPerforms receptionist duties including greeting visitors and answering inquiries./liliAssists with filing, scanning, and maintaining court records./liliLearns warrant processing and case disposition procedures./liliParticipates in structured on-the-job training./liliMaintains confidentiality of court records and information./liliPicks up and processes mail. /liliPerforms other related duties as assigned./li/ul/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt"liMust be in the strongsenior year/strong of an undergraduate program strongor/strong graduate degree program or recently graduated./liliPreferred fields: Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, Legal Studies, or related field./li/ul/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0"Valid Texas driver’s license and reliable transportation./li/ul/p