Judicial Chambers Administrator
Nevada Supreme Court
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Carson City • Nevada • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $73,308 - $89,007 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- The JCA provides advanced legal, administrative, and executive-level support to Justice Bell.
- Supervises chambers staff, manages workflow, prepares and reviews opinions, orders, and correspondence.
- Oversees administrative systems, coordinates meetings and travel, and acts as the primary liaison for internal and external communications.
- Exercise delegated authority and independent judgment in addressing administrative issues affecting chambers and Court operations.
- Communicate directives, track assignments, and maintain progress on all chambers tasks.
- Coordinate the Justice’s and chambers' schedules to meet deadlines for bench memoranda, opinions, orders, and rehearing matters.
- Develop and refine chambers procedures, workflows, and priorities.
- Review, edit, and proofread all chambers documentation, including draft opinions, orders, dissents, and concurrences.
Requirements
- At least five years of increasingly responsible legal administrative experience, including three years of advanced legal secretarial duties.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Strong legal research, editing, and document-management skills are highly preferred.
- Ability to exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, and manage complex, deadline-driven workloads.
Benefits
- Health Insurance: medical, dental, life and disability insurance programs for employees and dependents/family are offered.
- Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
- Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
- Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
- Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employee Retirement System (PERS).
- Deferred Compensation: The State has a voluntary deferred compensation program.
- No Nevada state income tax.
- Positions are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- Flexibility: a work-life balance beyond compare!
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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