LEGAL ASSISTANT III - 41000017

Requisition No: 850446 

Agency: Office of the Attorney General

Working Title: LEGAL ASSISTANT III - 41000017

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 41000017 

Salary:  $45,888.18 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2025 

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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: $45,888.18 Annually

 

Position Summary: This position is located in the Tallahassee office in the Civil Legal Services - Child Support Enforcement unit. This position will work independently with minimal supervision while meeting or exceeding goals.  

 

Qualifications: 

• Three (3) 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.

 

Note: Specific task assignments will be related to the examples listed below and may vary based on the tasks applicable to the assigned Unit.

 

EXAMPLES OF WORK: The duties of this position may include but are not limited to: 

Legal Case Management: 

• 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:

• 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.
• Serve as an administrative assistant by planning, initiating, and carrying to completion clerical, secretarial, and administrative activities.
• Answer questions which may involve the interpre