Qureos Mentor

North Dakota Court System

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>General Summary or Purpose</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><div>We understand that compensation isn&rsquo;t a one-time discussion.</div><br>
The current Williston postings for a Paralegal and Judicial Support Specialist-District Court are to broaden the applicant pool for one successful candidate to be hired to work within the Northwest Judicial District Court Judge Chambers located in Williston.<br>
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<b><i>Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume.</i></b><br>
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The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions, and generous vacation and sick leave accruals.<br>
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<b>If you are drawn to legal research, analyzing, and writing and want to play an integral role in supporting a judge, this opportunity may be right for you.</b><br>
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<b>The Ideal Candidate:</b><ul><li>
Easily engages and communicates with others orally and in writing.</li><li>
Enjoys researching, analyzing, and writing.</li><li>
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.</li><li>
Deliberately and thoroughly analyzes work and applies rules.</li><li>
Demonstrates an ability to identify and evaluate key concepts and facts.</li><li>
Thrives on having a constant workload and working independently.</li><li>
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable.</li></ul><b>
The Ideal Candidate Minimum Qualifications:</b><br>
Requires one of the following:<ul><li>
A high school diploma and seven years of experience;</li><li>
Successful completion of a national certifying examination specifically designed for legal assistants/paralegals which includes continuing legal education for maintenance of that certification;</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree and either one year of experience or 18 semester credit hours of legal assistant/paralegal substantive courses; or</li><li>
Graduation from an ABA approved legal assistant/paralegal program.</li></ul>
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.<br>
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Requires AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within one year of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification.</div><br>
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<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Major Responsibilities &amp; Essential Functions</b></h2></div>
<div><p><b>Title of Immediate Supervisor:</b> Varies<br>
<b>Accountable for (Job Titles):</b> None<br>
<b>FLSA Status:</b> Non-Exempt<br>
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The Paralegal is responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to a district judge or judicial referee. Researches, analyzes, and summarizes case laws, administrative rules, regulations, administrative, and judicial decisions; makes a verbatim record of district and juvenile court trials, proceedings, and other matters using audio recording equipment, writing court logs and noting appearances and essential events during the proceedings; and assists in calendar control and scheduling.<br>
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Employees assigned to this classification establish certain routines and processes as well as follow routines and processes established by others.</p><br>
<ul><li>
Researches, analyzes, and summarizes case laws, administrative rules, regulations, administrative, and judicial decisions. Provides information about other resources that may provide further assistance.</li><li>
Composes, prepares, and ensures the accuracy of various legal documents.</li><li>
Assists judicial officer with trial preparation.</li><li>
Serves as primary contact for judicial officer. Greets visitors, screens telephone calls and correspondence, provides information, and explains policies and procedures as appropriate. Acts as a liaison between the judicial officer and personnel from other agencies, the general public, and attorneys.</li><li>
Coordinates meetings and maintains the calendar for the judicial officer. Schedules trials and other court proceedings, unless done by a calendar control clerk, and in cooperation with the clerk of court, and informs parties of the same.</li><li>
Provides secretarial and clerical support to the judicial officer by preparing, transcribing, and proofreading all correspondence, findings, orders, jury instructions, memorandums, or other materials.</li><li>
Performs a variety of clerical and administrative tasks that may include: answering phones, maintaining, and purchasing office supplies, maintaining law library, arranging appointments and travel reservations, scheduling and notifying parties of meetings and proceedings, performing related scheduling functions, maintaining continuing education records, and preparing expense vouchers.</li><li>
Accurately records court and jury trial proceedings. Responsibility also requires taking court notes during hearings to identify appearances and to note significant events during the hearing and to locate and present prior testimony. Requires travel to other counties within and outside of the district for court proceedings assigned to the district judge or referee.</li><li>
Performs clerking duties in courtroom, administers oaths, marks documents, maintains logs and other forms, and transfers storage devices, files, and records to the clerk of district court for reference.</li><li>
Performs other duties of a comparable level or type or as assigned.</li></ul></div><br>
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<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Minimum Qualifications &amp; Certification or Licensing Requirements</b></h2></div>
<div><p>Requires one of the following:</p><ul><li>
A high school diploma and seven years of experience;</li><li>
Successful completion of a national certifying examination specifically designed for legal assistants/paralegals which includes continuing legal education for maintenance of that certification;</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree and either one year of experience or 18 semester credit hours of legal assistant/paralegal substantive courses; or</li><li>
Graduation from an ABA approved legal assistant/paralegal program.</li></ul>
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.<br>
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Requires AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within one year of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification.</div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Knowledge, Skill, &amp; Physical Requirements</b></h2></div>
<div><p><b>Knowledge Requirements</b><b>:</b></p><ul><li>
Considerable knowledge of court rules and procedures, legal documents, laws, and legal factors pertaining to the courts.</li><li>
Extensive knowledge of legal terminology.</li><li>
Knowledge of office systems, procedures, and equipment.</li><li>
Knowledge of electronic recording equipment.</li><li>
Knowledge of word processing and internet software.</li></ul><br>
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Skill Requirements</b><b>:</b><ul><li>
Ability to communicate at all levels both orally and in writing.</li><li>
Ability to relate professionally with judges, court administrators, staff, representatives of other agencies, attorneys, and the public.</li><li>
Ability to proficiently use related software programs.</li><li>
Proficiently uses related software programs.</li><li>
Proofreading and editorial skills.</li></ul><br>
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Physical Requirements</b><b>:</b><br>
<ul><li>
The essential functions of the job typically require: grasping, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, feeling, fingering, and some repetitive motions or other reasonable methods that accommodate an individual in completing the essential functions of the job.</li><li>
Work is performed in a comfortable office work environment.</li><li>
Employee is subject to some travel in the performance of the job. Employee has control over scheduling and travel arrangements and can adjust schedules due to adverse weather or travel conditions.</li><li>
Physical requirements can typically be characterized as <b>Sedentary Work</b>: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.</li></ul></div></div></div><p></p>
<br><p></p><div><div><div><div><p>The North Dakota Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals</p></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Paralegal-Williston

<div><p><b>Paralegal</b></p><p>
The position is located in <b>Williston, ND</b></p><p><b>
Apply: </b>https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ndcourts</p><p>
The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals.</p><p><b>
If you are drawn to legal research, analyzing and writing and want to play an integral role in supporting a judge, this opportunity may be right for you.</b></p><p>
</p><p><b>The Ideal Candidate:</b></p><ul><li>
Easily engages and communicates with others orally and in writing.</li><li>
Enjoys researching, analyzing and writing.</li><li>
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.</li><li>
Deliberately and thoroughly analyzes work and applies rules.</li><li>
Demonstrates an ability to identify and evaluate key concepts and facts.</li><li>
Thrives on having a constant workload and working independently.</li><li>
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable.</li></ul><p>
</p><p><b>The Ideal Candidate Minimum Qualifications:</b></p><p>
Requires one of the following:</p><ul><li>
A high school diploma and seven years of experience;</li><li>
Successful completion of a national certifying examination specifically designed for legal assistants/paralegals which includes continuing legal education for maintenance of that certification;</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree and either one year of experience or 18 semester credit hours of legal assistant/paralegal substantive courses; or</li><li>
Graduation from an ABA approved legal assistant/paralegal program.</li></ul><p>
</p><p><b>Position Type/Salary:</b></p><p>
Full-Time Position with a Salary of $5,246/month</p><p>
</p><p>Testimonials/Work FAQs/Interesting Facts/Code of Conduct</p><p>
Career Opportunities/Working at the ND Court System</p><p>
</p><p>Great Benefits | Details | Customer Service | Administrative | Court | Legal | Paralegal | Family-Friendly | Public Service | Good Pay | Legal Assistant | Researching | Communication | Analyzing | Writing | Accuracy | District Court | Assistant | Office | Laws | Rules | Procedures | Organizing | Records | Pre-Law | Secretary | Judge | Judicial Officer |</p><br>
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Paralegal

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>General Summary or Purpose</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><div>We understand that compensation isn&rsquo;t a one-time discussion.</div><br>
The current Williston postings for a Paralegal and Judicial Support Specialist-District Court are to broaden the applicant pool for one successful candidate to be hired to work within the Northwest Judicial District Court Judge Chambers located in Williston.<p><b><i>
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. Candidates selected for an interview will be required to take typing and grammar tests.</i></b></p>
The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions, and generous vacation and sick leave accruals.<br>
<br>
<b>If you have strong technology and grammar skills and would enjoy making a verbatim record of trials and proceedings using audio recording equipment, this opportunity may be right for you.</b><br>
<br>
<b>The Ideal Candidate:</b><br>
<ul><li>
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable and punctual.</li><li>
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.</li><li>
Enjoys proofreading and perfection in grammar and punctuation.</li><li>
Shows assertiveness to ensure an accurate record.</li><li>
Gives excellent customer service.</li><li>
Enjoys supporting others.</li></ul><b>
The Ideal Candidate Minimum Qualifications:</b><br>
<ul><li>
High school diploma;</li><li>
Two years of related experience. Any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the experience requirement; and</li><li>
AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within six months of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification.</li></ul></div><br>
<p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Major Responsibilities &amp; Essential Functions</b></h2></div>
<div><p><b>Title of Immediate Supervisor</b><b>:</b> Varies<br>
<b>Accountable For (Job Titles): </b>None<br>
<b>FLSA Status: </b>Non-Exempt<br>
<br>
The Judicial Support Specialist-District Court is responsible for performing administrative and secretarial support to a judicial officer. Independently carries out administrative assignments, initiating contacts with judges, referees, attorneys, other officials, and court staff and makes a verbatium record of district and juvenile court trials, proceedings, and other matters using audio recording equipment, writing court logs, and noting appearances and essential events during the proceeding.</p><p>
Employees assigned to this classification establish certain routines and processes as well as follow routines and processes established by others.</p><ul><li>
Edits and proofreads judicial orders and other legal and non-legal documents for accuracy and clarity. Types, edits, and scans orders and documents for inclusion in the case management system, including completing the forms for the judicial officer to sign following hearings. Assists with reviewing and proofing jury instructions, and after discussion of potential corrections with the judicial officer or legal staff, forwards final instructions to attorneys before trial.</li><li>
Serves as a primary contact and liaison between the judicial officer and others in the system. Receives, reviews, and processes all incoming and outgoing communications, requests for information, and correspondence. Acts or responds to the judicial officer orally or in writing as authorized. Responsibility also requires coordinating communications from attorneys, detention facilities, and others in conjunction with court staff regarding conflict hearings and directing attorneys and others where and when to appear when double-booked with other courtrooms and other judicial officers.</li><li>
Provides administrative support and organization within the judicial officer's chambers by performing such duties as:<ul><li>
Coordinates and implements special projects or activities. Keeps the judicial officer informed on project status and activities;</li><li>
Updates and maintains the judicial officer's calendar; makes appointments; handles arrangements for meetings or speaking engagements; prepares expense/travel vouchers; prepares materials needed for meetings;</li><li>
Maintains justice's records and case files for court proceedings and organizes files and records for jury and court trials. Archives files and disposes other case files in accordance with procedures of the court.</li></ul></li><li>
Proofreads and assists as instructed in the preparation of reports, speeches, presentations, or other correspondence for the judicial officer.</li><li>
Provides assistance and information to new legal staff regarding chambers operational questions, judicial officer preferences, and procedures and assists them in accomplishing work activities within the chamber.</li><li>
Performs various administrative clerking duties in the case management system, results hearings, sets time standards in cases, updates overdue case notes, places and removes cases under advisement, and pulls documents in from the case management system when requested by the judicial officer. Monitors judicial dashboard for case details as needed.</li><li>
Prepares courtroom duties:<ul><li>
Performs sound check for all microphones in the courtroom, and performs test recording prior to court.</li><li>
 Manages the software for hearings as co-host, admitting participants, renaming participants, muting participants, requesting participants to un-mute, and creating and monitoring break-out rooms during hearings.</li><li>
Ensures interpreters and participants are present and connected for hearings as needed.</li><li>
Troubleshoots and resolves any issues with courtroom technology.</li><li>
Performs clerk duties, administers oaths, marks documents, maintains logs and other forms, and transfers storage devices, files, and records to the clerk of district court for reference.</li><li>
Accurately records court and jury trial proceedings. Takes court notes during hearings to identify appearances and to note significant events during the hearing and to locate and present prior testimony.</li><li>
Requires travel to other counties within and outside of the district for court proceedings assigned to the judicial officer.</li></ul></li><li>
Performs other duties of a comparable level or type or as assigned.</li></ul></div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Minimum Qualifications &amp; Certification or Licensing Requirements</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><p>Requires a high school diploma and two years of related experience. Any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the experience requirement.<br>
<br>
Valid driver&rsquo;s license or evidence of equivalent mobility.<br>
<br>
Requires AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within six months of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification</p></div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Knowledge, Skill, &amp; Physical Requirements</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><p><b>Knowledge Requirements:</b></p><ul><li>
Considerable knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures.</li><li>
Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, business English, punctuation, and grammar.</li><li>
Considerable knowledge of office systems, procedures, and equipment.</li><li>
Considerable knowledge of word processing and internet software.</li><li>
Considerable knowledge of court rules, procedures, and functions.</li><li>
Basic knowledge of law and legal principles.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><br>
Skill Requirements:</b></p><ul><li>
Proficiently uses related software programs.</li><li>
Recordkeeping skills.</li><li>
Elementary legal research skills.</li><li>
Written communication skills.</li><li>
Proofreading and editorial skills.</li><li>
Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all levels of personnel and the public.</li></ul><p><b><br>
Physical Requirements:</b></p><ul><li>
The essential functions of the job typically require: grasping, sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, feeling, reaching, and fingering requirements or other reasonable methods that accommodate an individual in completing the essential functions of the job.</li><li>
Work is performed in a comfortable office work environment.</li><li>
Employee is subject to some limited travel in the performance of the job. Employee has control over travel schedule and can adjust schedules due to adverse weather or travel conditions.</li><li>
Physical requirements can typically be characterized as <b>Light:</b> Work involves exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.</li></ul></div></div></div><p></p>
<br><p></p><div><div><div><div><p>The North Dakota Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals</p></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Judicial Support Specialist-District Court-Williston

<div><p><b>Judicial Support Specialist-District Court</b></p><p>
This position is located in <b>Williston, ND</b></p><p><b>
Apply: </b>https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ndcourts</p><p>
The North Dakota Court System offers employment opportunities that provide a rewarding career in public service working together to deliver justice. The Court System offers an excellent benefits package including employer-paid family health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and generous vacation and sick leave accruals.</p><p><b>
If you have strong technology and grammar skills and would enjoy making a verbatim record of trials and proceedings using audio recording equipment and transcribing the audio recording, this opportunity may be right for you.</b></p><p>
</p><p><b>The Ideal Candidate:</b></p><ul><li>
Finds it rewarding to be highly dependable and punctual.</li><li>
Obsesses with detail ensuring accuracy of work.</li><li>
Enjoys proofreading and perfection in grammar and punctuation.</li><li>
Shows assertiveness to ensure an accurate record.</li><li>
Gives excellent customer service.</li><li>
Enjoys supporting others.</li></ul><p>
</p><p><b>The Ideal Candidate Minimum Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>
High school diploma;</li><li>
Two years of related experience (any combination of education, training, or experience which demonstrates the ability to successfully complete the major responsibilities and essential functions may be substituted for the experience requirement); and</li><li>
AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within six months of job entry. A comparable certification by another state court or federal court may be substituted for the AAERT certification.</li></ul><p>
</p><p><b>Position Type/Salary:</b></p><p>
Full-Time Position with a Salary of $4,542/month</p><p>
</p><p>Testimonials/Work FAQs/Interesting Facts/Code of Conduct</p><p>
Career Opportunities/Working at the ND Court System</p><p>
</p><p>Great Benefits | Details | Customer Service | Administrative | Court | Legal | Recorder | Family-Friendly | Public Service | Good Pay | Law Firm | District Court | Supreme Court | Legal Experience | Legal Procedures | Office | Laws | Rules | Procedures | Organizes | Record | Processes | Support | Proofreading | Grammar | Punctuation | Audio | Recording | Technology |</p><br>
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Judicial Support Specialist-District Court

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Judicial Support Specialist-District Court-Williston

Judicial Support Specialist-District Court