Job Family: 23-0000 Legal

Occupational Group: 23-1010 Legal Support

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY:LEGAL

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:LEGAL SUPPORT

OCCUPATION:JUDICIAL LAW CLERKS

23-1012

BROADBAND LEVELS:Level 1 – Pay Band 005

Level 3 – Pay Band 010

DESCRIPTION

This is work assisting hearing officers, lawyers and/or judges by researching or preparing legal documents or acts as custodian of official court records and of administrative proceedings.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Answers routine questions regarding legal issues.

Files pleadings and other legal documents with court clerk or receives and accepts pleadings.

Maintains case and other administrative files, court calendars and litigation timetables.

Prepares legal documents.

Delivers or directs delivery of subpoenas or other legal documents to witness and parties to action.

Keeps and monitors legal volumes and/or software to ensure that law library is up-to-date.

Prepares records on appeal and indexes to records on appeal.

Manages, receives and records all legal filings.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information / Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events / Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Evaluating Information Against Standards / Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
Communicating With Other Workers / Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Performing Administrative Activities / Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
Communicating With Persons Outside of the Organization / Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Documenting/Recording Information / Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing / Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Information Gathering / Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Writing / Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
Critical Thinking / Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Active Listening / Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Information Organization / Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
Speaking / Talking to others to effectively convey information
Problem Identification / Identifying the nature of problems
Active Learning / Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
Persuasion / Persuading others to approach things differently
Coordination / Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources / Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
Law, Government and Jurisprudence / Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
English Language / Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Clerical / Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems
Computer / Knowledge of computer software including applications
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE:07/01/2002

History:01/02/2015Title change from Law Clerks; code change from 23-

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