Deputy Register Probate – Combined Courts

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Deputy Register in Probate – Combined Court Operations
Hourly Salary: $44.95 to $67.42

Closing Date: August 05, 2025

Job Summary: Deputy Register in Probate facilitates the work of the Probate Court by performing statutorily assigned duties contained in ss. 851.72 and 851.73. Deputy Register in Probate reviews documents presented to the Probate Court, processes petitions, create court orders, presides over court hearings, monitors, and administers pending probate estate matters for timely resolution, and assists the public by answering questions about Probate Court procedures. Deputy Register in Probate also serves as an Acting Court Commissioner when Probate Court Commissioner is unavailable, presiding over guardianship/protective placement, probate, and mental health commitment hearings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews documents presented to the Probate Court, processes petition, create court orders, presides over court hearings, monitors and administers pending probate estate matters for timely resolution, and assists the public by answering questions about Probate Court. Covers Probate Court Commissioner calendar as needed

Minimum education & Years of experience Required:

• Professional law Degree with three (3) years of experience practicing law.

License/Certification:

• Licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information. May include communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• Contact across departments or visions with employees involving persuasion of others, absent formal authority, to conform to a policy interpretation or recommended course of action.
• Frequent external contact to: gather information, answer queries
• External contact involving a requirement to maintain a continuing external working relationship with individuals, or organizations.
• External contact involving the initiation and maintenance of relationships that can have a significant effect on the success of the organization.
• Read, write and comprehend simple short correspondence and memos.
• Write routine reports, correspondence, and speak effectively before both internal and external groups.
• Read, Analyze, and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations.
• Read, Analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports or legal documents.
• Prepare and/or present written communications that pertain to controversial and complex topics.
• Regularly makes significant decisions and final results, typically affecting the entire department. Available guides or precedents are limited. Has authority over the allocation of resources.
• Work of relatively routine nature. Requires the ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Structured work, following a limited variety of standard practices.
• Generally structured work, following a limited variety of standard practices.
• Generally diversified and moderately difficult work. Requires judgment in the adaptation and interpretation of established practices and procedures to meet problems and situations to which the application is not clearly defined.
• Typically, difficult or complex work. Generally governed by broad instructions and objectives usually involving frequently changing conditions and problems.
• Physical Demands: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing, Writing, Manual Dexterity.
• Non-Physical Demands: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e., auditing, problem solving, grant writing and composing reports, etc.), and Writing.
• Environmental Demands: Working Independently, Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work, High Volume Public Contact, and Physical Danger.
• Work Schedule: Routine shifts hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines that impose strain on a routine basis; frequent direct contact with individuals or exposure to highly stressful situation, demands or pressures.

NOTE: This original application is open to permanent residents of the state of Wisconsin at the time of application. In accordance with Section 11, Rule 3 of the Civil Service Rules a non-competitive examination will be held for this position. The non-competitive examination will consist of criteria deemed appropriate by the Director of Human Resources.

APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION

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