Case Manager I

St. Mary's County, MD

$59K — $101K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Minimum of five years' experience in the legal field or equivalent training.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of legal terminology and effective business English.
  • Strong record-keeping and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Schedule all circuit court cases including criminal, civil, and family hearings.
  • Maintain and update daily, weekly, and monthly court schedules.
  • Coordinate Case Management staff schedules for efficiency.
  • Support Senior Judges during scheduling conferences and hearings.
  • Collaborate with multiple agencies to align hearing dates for various Judges.
  • Manage schedules for Grand Jury and Jury Assembly rooms.
  • Post daily dockets publicly to inform litigants of court proceedings.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care coverage including dental and vision.
  • Retirement plan and deferred compensation options.
  • Flexible spending accounts and identity theft protection.
  • Sick-leave transfer policy along with paid holidays.
  • Generous vacation and sick leave policies.
Full Job Description
Salary : $59,113.60 Annually
Location : Leonardtown, MD
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Circuit Court
Opening Date: 08/19/2026
Closing Date: 9/2/2026 1:15 PM Eastern

Job Summary

Responsible for scheduling of cases (criminal/civil/family) for Judges and Magistrate. Maintain daily, weekly and monthly dockets for Judges and Family Magistrate. Assist Senior Judges in scheduling of new cases. Performs other duties as assigned.

The hiring salary for this position is $59,114 annually; full salary range for this position is $59,114 - $101,691 annually.
Essential Functions

  1. Schedules all circuit court cases for criminal, civil & family hearings, scheduling conferences, pre-trials and bond hearings;
  2. Maintains daily, weekly, monthly and yearly court schedule;
  3. Coordinate Case Management staff schedules;
  4. Provides support for Senior Judges during scheduling conferences and other hearings;
  5. Create schedules with different agencies for hearing dates with different Judges;
  6. Coordinate schedule of Grand Jury/Jury Assembly rooms for various meetings;
  7. Post daily dockets in the courthouse kiosk for the public and litigants information as to their appropriate court room;
  8. Perform/process any additional tasks as assigned by the Case Manager Supervisor;
  9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Ability to effectively communicate in person and in writing with other staff, attorneys, courtroom personnel, department personnel and the public;
  2. Ability to make decisions in accordance with established laws, Maryland Rules and Federal guidelines and to apply policies to daily work problems;
  3. Ability to handle questions, concerns and situations which may arise which require discretion;
  4. Knowledge of effective business English, grammar, legal terminology;
  5. Ability to prioritize and multitask;
  6. Ability to keep accurate records;
  7. Ability to be flexible and add/move/continue/amend cases and dockets at short notice;
  8. Ability to deal with challenging self-represented litigants during the course of scheduling cases;
  9. Ability to operate relevant computer systems, copy machine, printers and scanners;
  10. Ability to learn and master the MDEC system to complete tasks.

Education and Experience

  1. Bachelor's degree preferred, must have High School Diploma;
  2. Five (5) or more of related experience in the legal field;
  3. Or equivalent technical training, education, and/or experience.

Additional Requirements:
  1. Must successfully pass background investigation with favorable results;
  2. Must pass a pre-employment drug test.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:
Work requires no unusual demand for physical effort.

Work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations, which require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., aggressive human behavior, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plan, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, identity theft protection, sick-leave transfer, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Regular Part-time employees who work an average of 20 or more hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page at the following link:
01

Do you have a High School diploma or GED?
  • Yes
  • No

02

Do you have a Bachelor's degree?
  • Yes
  • No

03

Do you have five (5) or more years of related experience? Please explain
Required Question

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