Judicial Assistant – Circuit Court

The judicial assistant hired will work with a circuit judge and be responsible for the administrative and secretarial duties needed to effectively manage a busy circuit court division. The judicial assistant’s current assignment would be to an active Family division, but this may be subject to change in the future.

Examples of Work

Schedules and coordinates motions, hearings and conferences.

Compose correspondence, memoranda, notices, orders and other documents.

Prepare notices of hearings for cases put on the calendar by the judge.

Handle motions and pleadings, including contacting parties to set hearings.

Prepare draft orders and edit and proofread final orders.

Salary

• $46,746.63/year

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED and two years of college or vocational school education in paralegal, secretarial skills, computer operations or a closely related field and three years of related experience.

Competencies

Applicants should be able to operate standard office equipment, including personal computers, word processing, electronic calendaring, and data entry applications for case management.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

Applicants should have three years’ responsible experience as a legal secretary or paralegal; should have excellent typing, spelling, and grammar skills; should possess a working knowledge of family court rules and procedures and must be professional and diplomatic in dealing with attorneys and the public.

Other Information

The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan, optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans, and paid $25,000 term life insurance. For more information on the benefits available to State of Florida employees visit: http://www.myflorida.com/mybenefits/.

The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (judicial branch) are not covered under the Career Service System. All employees of the Florida State Courts System are at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and do not attain tenure rights.

How to Apply

Submit a current and complete online state employment application at the People First State of Florida Jobs website jobs.myflorida.com/go/State-Courts-System/2814300/ for State Courts System including a cover letter and resume.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.

The resume cannot be substituted for the State Employment Application. All employment information must be seen on the application.

Responses to qualifying questions when applying should be verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the profile application.

For assistance with using the People First System contact the People First Service Center at 1-866-663-4735.

For additional information contact __Debra Marchant at 904-255-1022

To learn more about the Florida State Courts System visit its website www.flcourts.org.

To learn more about the 4^th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida visit its website https://www.jud4.org/

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, or disability.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact the person at the number indicated for each respective position.

Persons using a TDD may call the contact person through the Florida Relay Service 711 or 1-800-955-8771.