LEGAL ASSISTANT II - 41000525

Requisition No: 881603 

Agency: Office of the Attorney General

Working Title: LEGAL ASSISTANT II - 41000525

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 41000525 

Salary:  $43,055.22 

Posting Closing Date: 08/27/2026 

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Our Organization and Mission: The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

 

Pay: $43,055.22 Annually

 

Position Summary: This Legal Assistant II position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Criminal Appeals Unit in Tallahassee, Florida.

 

Qualifications: 

• Two (2) years of secretarial/clerical experience and A high school diploma or equivalency. 
• A completed year of education can substitute on a year for year basis for required work experience.

 

Preference may be given to applicants with secretarial and or legal secretarial experience, criminal appeals or criminal appellate work experience.

 

The Work You Will Do: This position’s duties include but not limited to the following:

 

Legal Case Management: -- 60%

• Draft, edit and prepare legal documents under supervision of attorneys and staff.
• Prepare routine correspondence based on preapproved document templates.
• Calendar deadlines in accordance with applicable rules of procedure.
• Electronically file documents with courts.
• Assist in the processing and maintenance of all electronic media including e-filings and evidence and media.
• Update case management system and notes, and assist with data collection and reports.
• Maintain and file all records and reports on case activity and prepare any necessary statistical reports.
• Maintain internal case dockets and case files.
• Secure supplemental case information.
• Coordinate services needed for proceedings such as transportation,  Pre-Trial waiting area, and translation services.
• Assist agency law enforcement with scanning documents.
• File exhibits provided by agency law enforcement investigators.
• Assist with coordination of service of process and subpoenas.
• Assist with obtaining transcripts and court records.
• Transcribe dictation as needed.
• May accompany attorneys to court and assist as required. Coordinate meetings, depositions and or court appearances including space, time, place and notify all participants.
• Assist victims and witnesses.
• Assist with agency law enforcement discovery preparation.
• Generate subpoenas and update case management system from returns.

 

General Administrative: -- 40%

• Maintain calendars
• Entering time into billable hours reports.
• Arrange travel itinerary and hotel accommodations and reimbursement forms.
• Arrange conference calls and meetings.
• Research and prepare reports.
• Receive, scan and distribute incoming mail.
• Responsible for all administrative activities as required.
• Bilingual employees who are able may be asked to assist in translations as needed.
• Notarize documents as needed if a notary.
• Train lower level Legal Assistants.
• Perform any and all duties as required.
• Specific task assignments will be related to the examples listed above and may vary based on the tasks applicable to the assigned Unit.

 

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

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