Case Manager

Case Manager U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Virginia Richmond, VA Job Details Full-time $51,562 - $83,844 a year 22 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Parental leave Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Flexible schedule Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Word processing Computer literacy Administrative experience Data entry Clerical experience Legal case management Full Job Description •Resumes submitted through the Indeed site will not be reviewed for this position. Interested applicants MUST submit a complete application package as detailed in the full job announcement found on our website at https://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/jobs Application instructions are outlined in the announcement.•

POSITION OVERVIEW

The position is located in the Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. The case manager maintains the official case events summary on the docket sheet from opening to final disposition and performs quality control of all assigned electronic cases within established time frames.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have two years of progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical or administrative procedures. This experience must have included the demonstrated ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involved the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing, data entry or report generation. Experience in a court environment is preferred but not required.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Provide frontline customer service by answering and routing incoming phone calls and assisting customers at the public counter. Provide appropriate procedural information to litigants, the public, chambers, and clerk's office staff. Assist the public in the use of computerized databases. Receive, stamp and review incoming paper case-related documents to determine conformity with appropriate rules, practices, and court procedures. Examine all pleadings and accept those that conform to federal and local rules of practice. Check for prior or prohibited filing(s). Open civil cases in the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system (CM/ECF) upon receipt of initiating documents, such as complaints. Assign case numbers to new cases, randomly assign cases to judges, and prepare case files, by scanning, entering data, and uploading documents into CM/ECF. Route to appropriate case manager. Perform cashier duties. Collect appropriate fees and issue receipts. Secure funds in the cash register and balance cash drawer at the end of the day. Process credit card payments. Enter judgments into JIFMS financial system. Sort, classify, and file case documents and records, including state court records. Retrieve, scan, and/or copy files for the public, court personnel, attorneys, and others. Certify court documents Maintain the integrity of the filing system by monitoring proper access to sealed records. Ensure records maintained in secure areas meet audit guidelines, by updating and maintaining the sealed log in a timely manner. Prepare and ship records to the appropriate Federal Records Center and retrieve records from the center when required. Prepare FedEx and UPS shipments in a timely manner. Post outgoing mail. May scan mail and electronically deliver to other divisions. Operate postage and other equipment, such as the mail meter, and update the meter log, as needed. Utilize various computer programs, various electronic databases, and information systems to obtain case information to respond to inquiries, track the movement of files and records, generate bar labels, and perform word processing. Operate personal computer, mailing, copying, records, and scanning equipment. Perform other operational, administrative, or technical support duties as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY

Go to www.vaed.uscourts.gov/jobs to review the full job announcement and application procedures.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$51,562.00 - $83,844.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Parental leave Retirement plan Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person