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Magistrate Judge Courtroom Clerk
U.S. Courts · Tucson, Arizona · Closes in 24 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public. The conditions of employment say you must be a U.S. citizen to qualify.
Experience: You need two years of specialized experience, and one year of it must be equivalent to CL-25 level work. Specialized experience means progressively responsible clerical or administrative work that follows rules and laws, uses legal terms, and uses word processing, data entry, or report software. This kind of work is common in law firms, legal offices, courts, and banks.
Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 24 days (November 28, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Complete applications are reviewed against Judiciary qualification standards. Applicants chosen for interviews are rated on their written answers to structured interview questions, so give specific examples of what you did and the results. Missing required information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Apply only through the court's website at governmentjobs.com/careers/azduscourts, since USAJOBS applications are not accepted.
- Include your two most recent performance evaluations, or letters of recommendation if you have no evaluations, with one from a current or recent supervisor.
- Show complete work and salary history on your resume, and use your cover letter to connect your experience to CL-25 level work.
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