Requirements
Conditions of employment
- All applicants must be a U.S. citizen or must be a lawful permanent resident (i.e., green card holder) seeking U.S. citizenship or must complete an affidavit indicating their intent to apply for citizenship when they become eligible to do so.
- Completion of FBI Fingerprint Background Check with periodic reinvestigation, if applicable.
- Employment will be provisional and contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the required background investigation. Retention depends upon a favorable suitability determination.
- Employees are subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer.
- Employees are considered "at will".
- Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.
Qualifications
Qualifications must be met at the time of the application.
- Consistent, high quality past job performance demonstrating sound ethics and judgement.
- Ability to do detail-oriented work with limited supervision.
- An attendance record that indicates reliability/commitment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.).
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical reasoning skills.
- Ability to take initiative, manage multiple tasks, respond to requests on short notice and meet stringent deadlines.
- Ability to be tactful and work cooperatively with others, including judicial officers, the public and colleagues.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel; in conducting internet searches; in using e-mail applications and in the use of computer file structure and other computer applications.
Required:
High school graduation or equivalent with a minimum of one year of specialized experience as defined below. For placement above the minimum, at least two years of specialized experience is required.
Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible
administrative support experience in a
professional office setting requiring the regular and recurring application of administrative procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules, regulations, directives, or laws and involves the routine use of specialized terminology and automated technology for word processing, data entry and report generation. Such experience is commonly, but not always, encountered in law firms, legal counsel offices, banking and credit firms, educational institutions, social service organizations, insurance companies, real estate and title offices, and corporate headquarters or human resources/payroll operations.
Preferred:
- Customer service experience
- Experience using Microsoft Office products and Adobe Acrobat
Additional information
The Court reserves the right to fill more than the advertised number of positions with this announcement, may modify the conditions of this job announcement, or may withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice.
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MIED Mission:
The mission of the Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is to assist the Court in the timely disposition of all case matters by providing support services: to schedule cases before the Court, to maintain the official record of the Court, to maintain all monetary transactions and financial records of the Court and to maintain all jury related operations of the Court in a manner that renders efficient, effective and courteous service to the general public, jurors, judicial officers, judicial staff members, the Federal Bar, other federal and state courts, litigants and other governmental agencies.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Local (when/where available): Federal Court employees receive local benefits outlined here.
National: Federal Court employees receive national benefits outlined here.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant professional, educational, and work experiences as it relates to the specialized experience, identified in the Qualifications section above, required for this position.