Receptionist

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 17379
Department: Probate Court 2
Opening Date: 10/14/2026
Closing Date: 11/16/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 150


Position Description
Position Overview:

The receptionist serves as the first point of contact for Probate Court No. 2. This person is under general supervision that performs duties delegated by the Judge of the Court, for the Court, to ensure the Cour's policies and procedures are followed. These duties include, but are not limited, front office operations, customer service, and administrative support, in which assist the judge in non-judicial and administrative matters.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greets, screens, and directs guest as soon as they arrive at the desk.
• Must be able to operate a multi-phone line.
• Screen incoming calls according to department procedures in a courteous manner.
• Receives, sorts, and distributes daily mail/deliveries.
• Maintain Acuity scheduling system by managing all calendars for the court's uncontested docket.
• Maintain, adding, remove, and updating attorney information for the court's wheel list.
• Case management database to distributes pleadings and documents in appropriate employee queues.
• Case management database to manage inventory and qualifications on Estates matters.
• Contributes to and helps create a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a cooperative and amicable manner with supervisors, coworkers, subordinates and members of the public.
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.
• Scheduling weddings for the court.
• Acquiring familiarity with commonly used legal terms.
• Inform the Judges of any changes, irregulates or other pertinent information.

Other Duties:

• This job description is not to designate to cover or contain comprehensive listing activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.
• Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Requirements
Supporting Job Application Documents:

• Applicants should provide a cover letter , resume , and three (3) professional references with their application.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent from an accredited educational institution.
• Two (3) years of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent research, writing, and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate independently or within a team setting.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency in using technology and legal tools, such as Microsoft Office Suite, PDF editing software, Westlaw, and Odyssey.
• Knowledge of Texas and federal electronic filing systems such as Texas e-file and federal ECF/Pacer to file and retrieve court documents.
• Ability to perform thorough legal and factual analyses and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to perform multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining an effective balance of priorities and high productivity.
• Ability to comply with the organization's training requirements.

NOTE : Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented in your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regular Full-Time
• Hours will be discussed during departmental interview.

Salary:

• Depends on Qualifications
• Based on 26 Pay Periods
  • Plus, benefits

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01


Do you have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. equivalency?(Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.)

• Yes
• No

02


Which of the following best describes your verifiable relevant experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) years but less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years or more
• I do not have this experience

03


Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:

Advanced:
A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.

Intermediate:
A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.

Basic:
A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.

Entry Level:
A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

Required Question