DISTRICT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY - 22004407

Requisition No: 872893 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: DISTRICT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY - 22004407

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22004407 

Salary:  $69,238.80-$88,324.08 

Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2026 

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Second District Court of Appeal

Announcement of Vacancy

Judicial Law Clerk – Judge Atkinson

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POSITION:               Judicial Law Clerk

POSITION #:           TBD

SALARY:                    $69,238.80 - $88,324.08 annually. Actual position classification and beginning salary based on experience.

• Staff Attorney - $5,769.90 monthly.

• Senior Staff Attorney - $6,543.32 monthly (An attorney admitted to The Florida Bar with at least two years of legal experience shall be appointed or promoted to the Senior Staff Attorney class at the minimum salary).

• Career Attorney - $7,360.34 monthly (An attorney admitted to The Florida Bar with at least five years of legal experience shall be appointed or promoted to the Career Attorney class at the minimum salary).

LOCATION:            St. Petersburg, Florida.

EDUCATION:            Graduation from an accredited law school with excellent academic standing; law review, journal, or significant law school writing and editing experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE,           The selected candidate will serve as one of the two law clerks assisting the judge in

SKILLS, AND           the analysis of cases and motions, and the drafting of orders and published

ABILITIES:               opinions. The position requires an attorney with excellent research, writing, and editing skills who will prepare in-depth analyses of legal issues and present ideas orally and in writing to the court's judges. Time management skills and the ability to work effectively with others are crucial. All attorneys at the court must maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and handle matters honestly and impartially.

HOW TO APPLY:      Submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample in .pdf by e-mail to 2DCA_HR@flcourts.org.  Please indicate your class rank, if available. Include Judicial Law Clerk in the subject line of your e-mail.

All offers of employment will be conditioned upon a satisfactory criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex,

age, genetic information, national origin, or disability.

Florida Relay Service (Voice) 800-955-8770, (TDD) 800-955-877

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.