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Court Monitor Position

The South Carolina Judicial Branch is seeking to fill Court Monitor positions statewide. The Court Monitor will operate digital courtroom recording equipment to capture court proceedings. Essential duties and responsibilities of the position include performinga test on the digital recording equipment prior to court proceedings to ensure equipment is operational, operating the digital recording equipment to capture a verbatim record of court proceedings, confidently monitoring proceedings by utilizing headphones during the proceedings to ensure that recording is taking place, annotating the record by use of log notes entered directly into the system, marking exhibits during court proceedings and submitting to the Clerk of Court, retaining all court paperwork including case information sheets, exhibit lists, witness lists, and scanning to supervisor. If no access to scanner, retains paperwork organized by week to provide to supervisor during court visits. All other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications (education and experience) include a high school diploma or its equivalent, computer and word processing experience and ability to operate digital recording equipment, the ability to maintain concentration and sit in a courtroom for extended periods of time, and dependable transportation as this position will require occasional travel to courthouses throughout the circuit. Punctuality and avoidance of excessive absences required.

Required knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics include knowledge of the legal system and court proceedings, knowledge of grammatical rules, spelling, and language use, ability to operate digital recording equipment to capture verbatim record of court proceedings, to annotate the recordings, and to mark exhibits during court proceedings, ability to communicate courteously and effectively, both orally and in writing, with co-workers, judges, attorneys, and the general public, ability to maintain concentration and sit in a courtroom for extended periods of time, and ability to maintain effective working relationships with judicial staff, court personnel, and the general public.

Desirable (preferred) requirements (education and/or experience) include training and/or experience in legal terminology and court procedures, and in legal practices such as would be gained by paralegals, legal secretaries, and legal assistants, and experience working in a court or legal setting.

Additional comments: The South Carolina Judicial Branch offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that include: health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children; state retirement plan and deferred compensation programs (temporary positions have option to enroll); 15 days paid annual (vacation) leave per year; 15 days paid sick leave per year; option to designate 10 days of earned paid sick leave per year as family sick leave; paid parental leave; 13 paid state holidays; and workers' compensation benefits.