Job description

We've got a great opportunity for a long term temp role within the Chelmsford Courts, to join a fast-paced office, working as part of the Court Clerk Team.

Overview:
- Full time 37 hrs per week
- Monday - Friday
- Long term Temporary ongoing role
- Pay - £13.51 per Hour
- Location - Chelmsford
- Start date ASAP

The key purpose of the Crown Court Clerk Role is to

To manage the courtrooms to ensure that cases are dealt with promptly in liaison with judiciary, legal professionals and staff and to ensure that all results are accurately & promptly recorded in line with targets. Also, to ensure that all ancillary duties are carried out effectively.

Essential Skills & Criteria:

Able to speak publicly and within a Crown Court
Excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills
Ability to complete documents accurately and to deadlines
IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software

Key responsibilities:

Administration

To ensure that a comprehensive log is kept of representation orders and that a judge's report is available at all sentence hearings.
To accurately prepare case summaries for Resident Judge.
To determine accurately witnesses' expenses within target times and provide written reasons within guidelines when requested.
Producing orders in line with Service Level Agreement targets.
Process general correspondence within target and procedural deadlines for any resulting amendments.
Ensure compliance with financial and operational risk management policies
Undertake any given tasks as part of the role i.e., PA Role to Judiciary when needed; arranging marshalling and swearing in of Magistrates.

Operations

To ensure efficient through put of listed work in the allocated court room daily, giving appropriate support to judiciary and keeping the List Office and other agencies fully appraised of developments when necessary.
Confident public speaking and can adapt and change at short notice.
You are the focal point of the court room, the ability to control and project your public speaking.
To meet with the Judge before sitting and to be available in Court as needed.
To maintain full recording of hearings using the right technology ensuring accurate audio allocation to correct cases.
To sit in court daily and ensure that cases called on time, all parties are in court at appropriate time. Correct phraseology used for arraignment, empanelling, taking verdicts
To maintain the court file including accurate recording of relevant matters and judicial decisions, accurate completion of forms, orders and results exported/shared onto the relevant Courts computer systems within Target.
Carry out 100% HMCTS assurance programme compliance of all Resulting and ensure risks are identified and managed.
Ensure that appropriate codes of conduct are applied to the Courtroom and other areas of the Court premises whilst sitting and during adjournments and to actively intervene and encourage compliance.
To ensure that obligations under the Victim Code and the standards under the Witness Charter are complied with.
Ensure all court users are treated fairly and with respect and understand how their own performance impacts on that of the court and the confidence of users.
Systems being used include emails, Microsoft Teams, Video Hearing Systems, Xhibit and HMCTS Common Platform.
Ensure that appropriate files are passed to administration teams within agreed target times.

If you are interested in this position, please apply below

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.