DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE - COURT CLERK, INTERMEDIATE (CRIMINAL DIVISION) (CORRESPONDENCE)

**\*This position is responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and responding to all criminal correspondence emails received by the department.\*** **Acceptable Experience and Education** Associates Degree in Criminal Justice or a directly related field and two (2) years of office clerical experience; with experience in legal procedures, terminology, the court system, and customer service. **Depending on area assigned:** with one (1) year’s cashier experience. Or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities **Certificates , Licenses and other Requirements** In order to access into the County’s network and systems, a personal smart device is required by the hire start date **(** ***Depending on area of assignment):*** Deputy Clerk deputizing; may require AOP certification. Certified Clerk from Texas Justice Court. Master Certified Clerk from Texas Justice Court. May require or obtain by date of hire a valid driver's license applicable to job responsibilities, with a driving record acceptable to the County of El Paso**Essential Duties** Assists the Court in retrieving, organizing, and preparing case files prior to submission to courts and hearings; Creates, corrects events, dispositions and statistical closures; Ensures data entered on documents is accurate; Ensures the computed court costs and fees are according to court dispositions and judgments; As directed attends court proceedings; creates documents on arraignments, jail pleas, dispositions, dismissals, bond orders, and judgments; Prepares documents for verdicts and sentencing at completion of trials; Files, scans, and stores documents; As directed conducts criminal searches for customers and agencies; prepares certified copies and disposition letters as needed; receives, documents, scans, and executes warrants, subpoenas, and alias capias; processes warrant declines; Meets statutory timelines required for judgments and issues credits for time served by the defendants; Prepares court docket; retrieves, organizes and prepares case files prior to submission to courts and hearings; Prepares requests, subpoenas, abstracts, orders of sales, executions, citations, service packets, and related legal documents; Responds to requests in person, by mail, and by telephone in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations; Researches information on case files, collections, judgements, cash bonds, status of cases as requested; Conducts criminal searches for customers and agencies; prepares certified copies and disposition letters as needed; Files, sorts and close case files; performs data entry of files and other legal documentation into an automated data base; Calculates civil court costs on bond forfeiture cases; completes release/detain order, bond order, etc.; Calculates proper fees for filings of cases, writs, executions, subpoenas and related documents; Performs electronic filing; Assists attorneys in collecting information; Scans new cases, prints out judgments, files motions and orders; Secures authorized signatures on legal documents and delivers to appropriate party or department; Reviews the completion of various applications or documents and processes; May handle sealed cases; Attends and participates in meetings, training and information sessions; Stays abreast of new trends, statutes, laws, and innovations in the field; **Depending on area of assignment:** Reports disposition of cases; Assists in elimination of errors; Creates, codes, and documents civil, criminal, probate files and non-arrest warrants; performs data entry of minutes, filing and file control; Delivers and picks up paperwork from the jail; Records executions issued and the returns on the executions; Keeps index of parties to all suits filed in the court; Assists with jurors and contact updates; contacts jurors; creates list of jurors for selection; prepares paperwork for verdicts/sentencing; distributes checks to jurors; T…