Court Clerk - Superior

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT #24-45

Location Position Available Salary Range Closing Date
Rockingham Superior
Court
Brentwood, NH
Court Clerk - Superior $95,375 - $140,459
Labor Grade: 55
Open until filled

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The normal work day for Judicial Branch employees shall consist of 7.5 hours per day with work
normally performed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; however, the
normal work day may be adjusted based on the needs of the court location.

Employees hired for this position may be required to attend new employee orientation in Concord,
NH prior to beginning their job at their assigned judicial branch location. Mileage reimbursement will
be paid pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement.

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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE POSITION ABOVE

Step 1: * Print application from the HR Job Postings page on the Website
https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/documents/2021-04/nhjb-2099-dfps.pdf

(Applications are required. Resumes may be submitted to supplement the
Application, and should be sent in the same fashion as described in step 2.)

Step 2: * e-mail application to: applications@courts.state.nh.us
* or fax application to: (603) 513-5454
* or mail application to: Administrative Office of the Courts
Human Resources Department
One Granite Place, Suite N400
Concord, NH 03301

(At any time, we may have more than one position vacant in the court system.
Your application may not be considered if you fail to note a specific position on your application.)

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Superior Court Clerk is a regular, full-time position working in the New Hampshire Court System, subject
to the sufficient and continued funding of the Judicial Branch by the Legislature. This is a high-level
management class supervising the administrative operations of a clerk's office of the New Hampshire Court
System. This position is distinguished by the degree of administrative responsibility, the number of employees
supervised, the size and complexity of caseload, the increase case processing responsibilities resulting from
the regular use of multiple judges, and the additional supervisory role resulting from a larger non-judicial staff.
Positions in the class may perform quasi-judicial functions.

Employees in this position may be required to travel during the regular course of business and may be subject
to transfer or reassignment at the discretion of the Administrative Judge.

This position reports to the Chief Justice of the Superior Court. In practice this position reports to designees of
the Chief Justice namely the Superior Court Administrator. The Court Clerk has overall supervisory
responsibility for all non-judicial court employees, although some staff members may report to supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities
performed by incumbents of this job. Employees may be requested to perform tasks other than those
specifically presented in this description.

* (Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which
may be performed.)

* Plans, organizes, and manages all aspects of case processing including the assignment of all
supervisory and technical staff.

* Performs duties of Justice of Peace and administers oaths.

* Supervises all fiscal transactions with the case management system in the court which includes the
processing of all fines, fees, bail and other costs paid to the court, and directs disbursement of funds
paid to the state, county, city, or town.

* Reviews correspondence and responds to written inquiries concerning court functions and activities.

* Serves as court liaison with the public, bar, other courts, agencies, news media, and units of
government.

* Implements changes in procedures relating to case processing, docketing of instruments, indexing,
receipts and disbursement of money, storage and the transfer of court records; responsible for the
management of all active and inactive court records.

* Recruits, hires, evaluates performance, promotes, and terminates non-judicial personnel, assigns work
of all non-judicial personnel employed by the court.

* Performs quasi-judicial functions as authorized by the court.

* Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience

* Graduation from a four-year college or university and a law degree from an accredited law school and
twelve years court related experience, four years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity, or
any equivalent combination of education and experience, which provides the following knowledge,
abilities and skills:

COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES
Knowledgeable in:

* Extensive knowledge of the statutory, judicial and administrative policies, rules and procedures for
processing cases in the Superior Court.

* Extensive knowledge of court and office procedures necessary for the case scheduling and modern
office management.

* Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of bookkeeping.

* Extensive knowledge of effective supervisory and management techniques.

Ability to:

* Ability to organize, direct and coordinate administrative activities in a manner conducive to full
performance and high morale.

* Ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, judges, attorneys, court
officials and the public.

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS

* Successful completion of a background check, including criminal records check and motor vehicle
records check, as well as successful completion of motor vehicle records checks on an annual basis, or
at any time as required by the employer.

* Must be a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

This position description represents general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
position.

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