DISTRICT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY - 22001663
Requisition No: 848978
Agency: State Courts System
Working Title: DISTRICT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY - 22001663
Pay Plan: State Courts System
Position Number: 22001663
Salary: $67,881.12-$115,397.78
Posting Closing Date: 09/12/2025
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Career Law clerk position available for bright lawyer with exceptional legal research and writing skills and the ability to understand and apply legal principles, statutes, case law, and rules of procedure. The position requires the ability to identify legal issues, communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and work well with others. Law clerk must exercise discretion, confidentiality, impartiality, and honesty in handling all matters before the Court. This position is in-person.
Opening anticipated August 2025.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited law school. Two years practicing law or legal experience. Membership in the Florida Bar preferred. Law Review membership and superior academic credentials preferred.
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please submit a cover letter, resume, law school and undergraduate transcript, at least one writing sample, and a completed State of Florida application to:
Patricia Mendez, Appellate Judicial Assistant to
Judge Monica Gordo
Third District Court of Appeal
2001 SW 117th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33175-1716
Email: Mendezp@flcourts.org
All positions will be awarded upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
The Third District Court of Appeal is a Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.
A separate application must be submitted for each position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact person at the number indicated for each respective position. Persons using a TDD may call the contact person through the Florida relay service at 711.
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.
MIAMI, FL, US, 33175
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