CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 10TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21014762

CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 10TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21014762

Date : Sep 9, 2024

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Requisition No : 837087

Agency : Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title : CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 10TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21014762

Please send your cover letter and resume via e-mail to Tamara Holliday at [email protected] and Lisa Miller at lmiller@rc2fl.

com or mail to Ms. Tamara Holliday at 2101 McGregor Blvd., Suite 101, Fort Myers, FL 33901 or send fax to 239-963-1534.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

This is varied and highly responsible legal secretarial / assistant work. An employee in a position allocated to this class performs a variety of complex secretarial duties for an attorney requiring independent judgment, action, knowledge of laws and regulations, including making frequent decisions in accordance with organizational policies and practices.

Duties cover all facets of the Criminal Justice System.

Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed upon completion for conformance with policies and regulations.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED

• Types with speed and accuracy, proficient in word processing systems and associated peripherals.
• Reads incoming mail and independently composes reply when attorney's personal attention is not required.
• Prepares and files complex motions, orders, subpoenas for both depositions and trials, attends court hearings and keeps docket.
• Keeps attorney's appointment calendar and maintains schedules of meetings, appointments, legal hearings, trials, and sentencings.
• Establishes and maintains a comprehensive file system.
• Handles calls regarding cases and court hearings in attorney's absence.
• Maintains records of all directives issued by the Court and assures compliance with same, and keeps fiscal records and other files as required.
• Prepares general legal forms and pleadings independently.
• Maintains confidential, case, follow-up and other essential legal records and files.
• Transcribes from dictating equipment.
• Gathers and submits caseload data to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Arranges travel itinerary and hotel accommodations; assists attorneys with monthly travel reports.
• Performs related work as required.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from high school and two years of progressively responsible secretarial experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

An equivalency diploma issued by a state department of education or by the United States Armed Forces Institute may be substituted for high school graduation.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and / or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735).

Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.

0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 6 : 00 p.m., Eastern time.

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