Internship File Clerk Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

This position is responsible for performing clerical and administrative tasks in support of the Office of the Solicitor General.

• Organizes and files legal documents and other official paperwork.
• Maintains an expansive system of case files.
• Types and maintains a system of criminal records.
• Coordinates case processing with the State Court Clerk's Office and Muscogee County Jail personnel.
• Prepares cases set for court.
• Performs the duties of the Court Coordinator - Solicitor General as needed.
• Screens, routes, and assists callers and visitors.
• Schedules court dates.
• Prepares dockets.
• Assists in supervising magnet high school interns.
• Files and distributes waivers from attorneys.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

• Knowledge of the legal system.
• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
• Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
• Skill in the operation of computers and various software programs.
• Skill in typing, filing, and writing. Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.