LAUREN PRIEST FAIRCLOTH
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OBJECTIVE: To find a position that will provide me with professional challenges while utilizing my attention to detail, organization, and communication skills and experiences. SUMMARY: Detail-oriented Court Clerk with over 23 years of experience providing dedicated customer service and clerical assistance. Core competencies include excellent organizational, multitasking and conflict management skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Offering strong skills in case file management, data entry and verification, and scheduling proceedings. EMPLOYMENT
August 1999 – Present Cumberland County Clerk of Court, Fayetteville, NC September 2021 – Present Deputy Clerk, Superior Criminal Division
• Assist Assistant District Attorneys with grand jury process including verifying and ensuring legal documents adhere to statutes, laws and court procedures.
• Assist probation officers with court orders.
• Pull cases for daily plea hearings.
August 2017 – September 2021 Deputy Clerk, Criminal District Division
• Assist the public and attorneys to process criminal background checks and limited driving privileges including verifying documents with DMV and court system.
• Maintain pending court cases.
• Process recall orders for arrest.
March 2013 – July 2017 Deputy Clerk, Civil Division
• Lead Clerk in Mental Health Hearings assisting the Judge, attorneys and doctors to process release or continue case.
• Data entry and micro-filming of filings, judges orders, and court cases.
• Assisted the public and attorneys with filings, inquiries and updates. August 2009 – March 2013 Deputy Clerk, Small Claims Division
• Accept plaintiffs filings for lawsuit or evicting defendants.
• Work with Magistrate, plaintiff and defendants to schedule hearings and enter court records.
• Entered Magistrate orders.
August 2005 – July 2009 Deputy Clerk, Juvenile Division
• Courtroom Clerk for Juvenile Delinquent Court, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Court.
• Assigned public defenders to offenders in delinquent juvenile court, and to parents and guardians in DSS court.
• Prepared and distributed Judge’s orders for Delinquent Court.
• Purged case files when juveniles aged out of juvenile court.
• Assisted Guardian Ad Litem’s (GAL) office with matters pertaining to DSS court.
• Worked closely with DSS workers, GAL workers, and Juvenile Court Counselors, parents and guardians. August 1999 – July 2005 Deputy Clerk, Criminal District Division
• Prepare and maintain daily pending court documents of scheduled cases.
• Data entry and micro-filming of filings, judges orders, and court cases in court system and DMV databases.
• Assisted the public, attorneys, public defenders, probation officers in person and by phone.
• Complete and file required reports and paperwork and notify DMV of Failure to Appear for traffic court.
• Lead Clerk & Courtroom Clerk for Bond Forfeitures, including generating and processing notices.
• Assisted bail bondsmen with fees and court records. November 1992 – February 1997 Teacher’s Assistant/School Bus Driver, Cumberland County Public Schools
• Assisted teacher with daily activities and supervising in teacher’s absence.
• Drove school bus for multi-level schools obtaining CDL license. EDUCATION
• May 1999, Associates Degree in General Education, Sandhills Community College
• CDL courses and training
References:
Kelly Brill
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