CHIEF OF CIVIL DIVISION Job Listing at City of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, LA (Job ID 2500290-1)

Description

Job Announcement City of Baton Rouge/Parish of EBR

Job Title: CHIEF OF CIVIL DIVISION
Type of Vacancy: Open Competitive
Job Opening No.: 2500290-1
Job Code: 2053
Work Location: CITY COURT
Starting Salary: $24.0264 Hourly / $49,974 Annually
Pay Grade: 2250
Application Dates: 07/11/2025 - 07/24/2025
Application Times: Friday 12 Noon - Thursday

NOTE:
Applicants using education to qualify for any job MUST attach a copy of their degree or transcript to their application at the time of applying. Applicants applying for any position that requires an official certification MUST attach a copy of that certification at the time of applying. Applicants MAY use experience as a substitution only if the minimum requirements indicates such. Failure to provide documentation of education, licenses, certifications, and courses may result in your application being REJECTED or a lower application score.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of a City Court Administrator, acts in the capacity of Division Chief for the Civil Division of Baton Rouge City Court performing highly complex professional administrative work. Work involves the responsibility for directing, planning, overseeing, and coordinating the activities of professionals and sub-professionals providing services to the public and managing legal matters relative to Baton Rouge City Court. Duties also include assisting the Clerk of Court/Judicial Administrator, other Court Administrators, and/or City Judges. Under rules of the Court and Laws of the State, an employee of this classification is an officer of the Court and must certify for the Court legal documents before being processed. Supervision is exercised over a medium to large staff of legal classifications that support and facilitate the processing of all records relative to Baton Rouge City Court. Performs other work duties as requested.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in business, criminal justice, accounting, finance, social sciences, or a related field, and four years of experience in progressively responsible clerical, legal, or fiscal work, including three years of supervisory experience.

SUBSTITUTIONS
Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS
None.

OTHER JOB ASPECTS
None.

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION
None.

EXAMINATION
Score derived from application grading.

APPLICATION NOTE
In your employment application, please include detailed information such as software and equipment used, documents produced, fiscal or legal duties performed, types of customer service provided, decisions made, guidelines followed, supervisory duties, etc. Failure to provide a detailed description of job duties may result in your application being rejected or a lower application score. Note: For the complete job specification, please visit www.brla.gov/hr. Career Assessment: Explore career options and take a free career assessment at www.brla.gov/careerguide.