Municipal Clerk of Court, Town of Elgin
Schedule court, special hearings, and maintain an accurate court docket. Print and email court dockets for judges and officers, which is held every week on Thursdays beginning at 1:00 p.m. Receipt daily payments and prepare daily bank deposits. Retrieve credit card payment reports daily and receipt in LawTrak. Complete yearly / quarterly reports required by Court Admin. Prepare arrest warrants and rules to show cause, as needed. Address and note attorney representation and inquiries carefully and promptly.
Receipt and monitor restitution and scheduled time payments. Maintain accurate, complete, and timely current court files. Organize files in a neat and tidy manner, schedule hearings, mail summons, clock in court documents, add new case parties, etc. Monitor conditional discharges and diligently schedule random drug screen testing according to the program schedule. Schedule jury pools/ manage strikes / trials / hearings as needed. Prepare all paperwork as needed for weekly court sessions and with timely follow-through of dispositions and intake of fines.
After court, make sure all tickets are correctly certified, enter all dispositions in LawTrak, and print out final dockets. Issue NRVCs or bench warrants for those defendants who did not appear. Send notices for suspension to DMV on all NRVCs that are beyond the 15-day grace period. Prepare expungements as required. Coordinate with, inform and respond to the two Municipal Judges for and with whom you work, aware that their attorney license hangs over all that you do. Complete monthly financial reports and send remittance to SC State Treasurer.
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, experience in related field supplemented by three to five years of paralegal and/or municipal court experience; and the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary.
Possess or quickly acquire a general working knowledge of Municipal Court’s traffic and criminal issues, coordination, and dispositions. Strong computer skills and tickets entry daily into the LawTrak System.
Job Applications are available on the Town's website at www.townofelginsc.com under the “FORMS” tab and/or can be picked up directly from Town Hall at 2469 Main Street, Elgin, South Carolina. Please submit resume and application to: The Town of Elgin, Attention Mayor Emmons, PO Box 277, Elgin, SC 29045. If you have any questions, contact Town Hall at 803.438.2362.