Sr. Trial Court Staff Attorney / Staff Attorney

Classification :

Program / Department :

Trial Court Staff Attorneys / Court Administration

Hours : Full Time

Location :

Bunnell, Daytona Bch, DeLand, Palatka or St. Augustine

This State-funded position is paid monthly & includes the State benefits package. The successful applicant is required to undergo a background check including fingerprinting.

Function

Conduct legal research to assist trial court judges in deciding rulings on a variety of case issues, including pre-trial motions such as summary judgments, motions to suppress evidence, motions to dismiss (including stand your ground motions), and discovery, as well as post-trial motions such as capital post-conviction relief and post-conviction relief motions. Draft orders and opinions. Review case files and briefs. Work involves considerable interpretation and judgment in the analysis of legal issues in the area(s) of criminal, civil, appellate, and / or administrative law. Duties may be performed throughout the Circuit. Headquarters are subject to change based upon the needs of the Court. Periodic day travel is required (mileage reimbursable at the state rate as available).

Minimum Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited law school.
• Membership in good standing with the Florida Bar and at least five years of experience practicing law.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

How to Apply

Please submit a completed and signed State of Florida Application and a writing sample by the deadline. Go to www.circuit7.org, click "Employment," then click "State of Florida Application," or you may call 386-626-6577 to have one sent to you. Applications can be submitted through People First or the completed application from our website may be emailed to igonzalez@circuit7.org. If you wish to print an application from our website, mail it to :

Court Administration – Human Resources

101 N. Alabama Ave Suite B-206

DeLand, FL 32724

If you are disabled and require an accommodation to participate in the application / interview process, please contact Israel Gonzalez at igonzalez@circuit7.org 386-626-6577 with as much notice as possible. We will make every effort to accommodate reasonable requests.

The 7th Judicial Circuit Court is an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact the Court by phone or in writing.

Disclaimer

The Seventh Judicial Circuit provides the information on this website as a service to the public. While some of the information on this site may deal with legal issues, none of such information constitutes legal advice. The Seventh Judicial Circuit does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or availability of the content on this or on other sites to which we link. In no event will the Seventh Judicial Circuit be held liable to any party for any damages arising in any way out of the availability, use, reliance on or inability to use this website or any information provided by or through the Seventh Judicial Circuit website, or for any claim attributable to errors, omissions or other inaccuracies in the Seventh Judicial Circuit website.

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