Seeking a Civil Intake / Encoding Clerk that will be responsible for assisting customers in person and/or by telephone to provide the amount of fees necessary to file civil pleadings and enter the codes associated with the filing into the accounting software program.
Must be a permanent resident of St. Tammany Parish
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to work with the public and the legal community in a professional and courteous manner
- Ability to read and comprehend legal pleadings
- Assigns case number and indexes the parties of the suits
- Enters the case caption
- Identifies the pleadings and the corresponding codes
- Performs collections, general ledger, and accounting functions
- Data entry and encoding
- Balances and reconciles till
- Must have customer service experience
- Ability to properly quote court costs over the telephone at the time of filing
Benefits:
- Permanent Opportunity
- Free Online Skill Building Courses through Westaff
- 100% paid Health Insurance by employer
- 15 paid holidays
- Deferred Compensation
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- Ability to show recent (within last 6 months) clerical experience in an office setting
- Ability to wait on customers in a professional manner
- Ability to read and comprehend legal pleadings
- Typing skills of 45+ words per minute
- Proficiency in word processing programs
- Strong mathematical, analytical and interpersonal skills
- General Accounting background
- Ability to promote a cooperative teamwork environment and work independently, as well as on a team
Must be a permanent resident of St. Tammany Parish
