STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 6TH CIRCUIT- PARALEGAL SPECIALIST II - 21011830

Requisition No: 861856 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 6TH CIRCUIT- PARALEGAL SPECIALIST II - 21011830

 Pay Plan: State Attorneys JAC

Position Number: 21011830 

Salary:  $42,600.00 

Posting Closing Date: 11/25/2025 

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Paralegal

State Attorney’s Office, 6thJudicial Circuit Child Welfare Legal Services Division

Description: This is work assisting assistant state attorneys in  the Dependency Division by preparing legal documents, scheduling court events, filing and serving legal documents, and preparing discovery.

Job Responsibilities/Examples of Work May Include:

Preparing legal documents;

Coordinating service of process;

Maintaining case files;

Maintaining court calendars;

Maintaining litigation time tables;

Filing pleadings and other legal documents with the clerk of court;

Performing legal research for attorneys, subject to supervision.

Attending hearings to assist counsel;

Assisting witnesses with court proceedings; and

Entering data timely and accurately into state wide data bases.

Minimum Requirements:

A degree or certificate in legal technology, legal administration, legal studies or allied legal services, paralegal studies or

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in allied legal services

Prefer some paralegal experience

Minimum entry level salary for Paralegal Specialist 2 is $43,285 and includes State of Florida employee retirement and insurance options, including low cost, high quality insurance, paid holidays, pension or investment plan retirement options and paid leave.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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.