Requisition No: 851343 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: TRIAL COURT STAFF ATTORNEY - 22009352

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22009352 

Salary:  65431.92 

Posting Closing Date: 12/31/2025 

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TRIAL COURT STAFF ATTORNEY (Clearwater Family & Probate Law)

(State-funded)

                                                                                               9352

Office of the Court Counsel

Sixth Judicial Circuit

Description of Work: This is professional and highly responsible work conducting legal research in family and probate law, providing oral and written legal advice to judges, and drafting orders for the assigned circuit judges (four family law judges and one probate and guardianship judge).  This work involves considerable interpretation and judgment in the analysis of legal issues in the areas of assignment. All work is performed under the supervision of a Senior Supervising Staff Attorney.  The Staff Attorney may also assist with legal issues from other divisions and the Court Counsel. Contacts are primarily with judges, judicial assistants, and other court personnel. This position may be partially remote.

Minimum Training and Experience Required:   Graduation from an accredited law school and membership in The Florida Bar. Law school graduates who are currently pursuing membership in The Florida Bar are eligible to apply, but will be required to attain Florida Bar membership within one year if selected for appointment. 

Location:        315 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756

Salary:            Florida Bar Member - $5,310.41+ $142.25 CAD = $5,452.66 monthly plus State benefits

                        Not yet a Florida Bar Member - $4,779.38 + $142.25 = $4,921.63  monthly plus State benefits

Submit a Sixth Judicial Circuit application, cover letter, résumé, and a legal writing sample that does not exceed 10 pages to: 

                     Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County Justice Center,          

                     Human Resources, Suite J501.1

                     14250 49th Street North,

                     Clearwater, FL 33762

Or via email to: SixthCircuitHR@jud6.org.

The Sixth Judicial Circuit Application is available via Internet at www.jud6.org 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:        Open until filled.  Position available immediately.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Employer               Drug-free Workplace                 E-Verify Employer

ANY PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO REQUIRES A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE APPLICATION/SELECTION PROCESS SHOULD CALL THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT (727) 453-7165 IN ADVANCE.

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.