Predicate Felony Clerk
Predicate Felony Clerk
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Job Description
The Kings County District Attorneys Office (KCDA) is one of the largest prosecutors offices in the country and is committed to developing and implementing innovative prosecutorial strategies that will fulfill our vision of keeping Brooklyn safe while at the same time ensuring fairness and justice for all. KCDA has an exciting opportunity to work in its Case Management Services (CMS) Unit.
The Offices Case Management Services Unit (CMS) provides essential support to the Offices legal practice ensuring the collection entry and auditing of complete timely and highquality data from court proceedings and other sources. CMS data is relied upon by assigned prosecutors preparing their cases prosecutors appearing in court and supervisors throughout the Office and supports the Offices reporting analysis and transparency initiatives. CMS data and staff are a critical part of the Offices mission to keeping Brooklyn safe while building community trust by ensuring fundamental fairness in the criminal justice system. The Predicate Felony Clerk is responsible for creating predicate felony statements and for providing clerical support to KCDAs CMS.
Under general supervision with some independent initiative and judgment the prospective candidate will perform the following duties:
Obtain Information regarding a defendants past criminal record by researching records on internal tracking applications and on the Criminal Inquiry System (CIS) by reviewing the Clerks Office physical files and by contacting other state and federal agencies.
Contact the appropriate parties via telephone letter fax and/or emails.
Enter all pertinent information using the internal application to generate reports for the Prosecution the Defense and the Courts.
Complete reports within unit deadlines.
Advise the immediate supervisor of any problems that may arise and of any unit needs.
Run EJustice reports upon request.
Serve as backup during the phone operators breaks lunchtime and when the operator leaves and/or is absent.
Promptly answer all lines using Case Management CIS and telephone directory to provide the caller with the most accurate information.
Answer all inquiries from the public either by phone and/or in person (parole officers probation officers attorneys public etc.
Ensure all information provided to the office staff and/or public is as accurate as possible and ensure that all confidential information is withheld.
Preferred Skills:
Strong attention to detail is essential and must possess a very high concern for data accuracy.
Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communications skills and proficiency in MS Word Outlook Excel Access LexisNexis and internet research is also essential.
Organizational timemanagement and multitasking skills including the ability to take initiative prioritize duties and work both independently and within a team environment is a plus.
We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted
Qualifications :
1. There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position. However the ability to understand and carry out simple instructions is required.
2. Candidates must be able to understand and be understood in English.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
