STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 17TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21009208

Requisition No: 856913 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 17TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21009208

 Pay Plan: State Attorneys JAC

Position Number: 21009208 

Salary:  $34,384.00 

Posting Closing Date: 08/31/2025 

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Position Opening: Legal Assistant I  

Location:  County Court Unit – MTC Central Courthouse

Salary: $34,348 yearly plus full benefits

F/T Position: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Job Purpose:

This position involves diversified tasks related to criminal court proceedings needed to support the Assistant State Attorneys in our County Court Unit.  The selected candidate must be organized, detail oriented, and be able to handle confidential matters with the utmost discretion. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize case files needed for the daily court docket within the required time frames
• Update case files using our in-house case management software (SAFES)
• Scan and attach all required case related documents into SAFES 
• Request and obtain reports, statements, and other pertinent information from law enforcement agencies needed to file cases
• Search and retrieve case information from the Clerk of Courts Odyssey system
• Processing e-filings and file cases with the Clerk of Courts Office as instructed by the ASAs
• Maintain the attorney’s calendar and schedule depositions as needed
• Telephone communications with victims, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel
• Receive, sort, and distribute daily mail, typing, data entry, filing and other general clerical tasks
• Other duties as assigned by the Assistant State Attorneys or the Support Staff Supervisor

Qualifications:

• High School degree and at least two (2) years clerical or secretarial experience  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills and ability to meet daily deadlines
• Ability to lift files boxes weighing up to 25 pounds
• Knowledge of legal terminologies, local rules of court and case filing a plus

To apply, please visit www.browardsao.com and complete the on-line

Support Staff State of Florida Employment Application

and submit it along with a cover letter and resume to Employment@sao17.state.fl.us .

Please do NOT apply via People First. 

Applications submitted via People First will NOT be reviewed.

Human Resources for The Office of the State Attorney is located at:

201 SE 6th Street, Room 07150

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

(954) 831-6955

The State Attorney, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act

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.