Job Description
Summary This position is located in the Norfolk Division Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The Operations Clerk performs various operational and technical duties in accordance with approved internal controls, procedures, and federal and local rules. Responsibilities Provide frontline customer service by answering and routing incoming phone calls and assisting customers at the public counter. Provide appropriate procedural information to litigants, the public, chambers, and clerk's office staff. Assist the public in the use of computerized databases. Receive, stamp and review incoming paper case related documents to determine conformity with appropriate rules, practices, and court procedures. Examine all pleadings and accept those that conform to federal and local rules of practice. Check for prior or prohibited filing(s). Verify attorneys' authority to practice before the court. Serves as primary for pro hac vice applications. Acce...