The position is in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of the District of Columbia Superior Court.   The Administrative Assistant reports to the Clerk of the Court and performs administrative tasks and coordinates communications for the activities within the operations of Superior Court.  

Duties

Brief Description of the Major Duties:

Requirements

• Probationary period of one (1) year.
• Background and security investigation are required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or G.E.D, plus six (6) years of general secretarial or clerical experience. Experience using MS Office products and various software packages such as Acrobat Adobe and e-fax are required. Must be willing to learn new software packages and devise new ways to create organized office structure, filing systems and directories. Experience in a court or legal environment is preferred. Education Substitution: Associates degree plus five (5) years of general secretarial or clerical experience. Bachelors degree plus three (3) years of general secretarial or clerical experience. Masters degree plus two (2) years of general secretarial or clerical experience. Documentation of education (copy of HS diploma, G.E.D, college diploma, transcript, or certificate) must be submitted with your application or your application will not be considered. The incumbent should be an enthusiastic and engaged professional who enjoys working with a diverse group of Court personnel and customers and lives the DC Courts’ values of Accountability, Excellence, Fairness, Integrity, Respect, and Transparency.

Education

To qualify based on education, upload a copy of your college transcript or degree. The transcript must show the name of the college or university, your name, list of courses with credit hours, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking.

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for District of Columbia Courts employment.  You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.  

Foreign Education: If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must upload a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript at time of application to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address District of Columbia Courts Moultrie Building 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 United States
• Name: T. Morris
• Phone: 202-879-0496
• Email: [email protected]