SENIOR ATTORNEY II - 22011177

Requisition No: 869788 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY II - 22011177

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22011177 

Salary:  $83,788.56 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/01/2026 

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Position Title
Senior Attorney II

Job Location
Office of the State Courts Administrator, Office of the General Counsel, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida

Salary Range
$83,788.56 Annually

Job Description
This is an anticipated vacancy.

The Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) is seeking qualified applicants who possess the leadership skills and legal education and experience necessary to assume the responsibilities of a Senior Attorney II within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC).  The OGC addresses legal issues relating to the administration of the State Courts System (SCS), provides legal advice to the OSCA, the Florida Supreme Court, and SCS. This position assists the Florida SCS in complying with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations by providing legal research, analysis, counsel and representation to the Supreme Court, the Office of the State Courts Administrator, state courts system, and Supreme Court committees. The position generally operates within the following subject matter areas: providing representation for the SCS in garnishment proceedings; ensuring that SCS judges and court employees have necessary legal representation; conducting legal research and analysis; drafting rule petitions; and providing staff support to problem-solving court committees. The position reports directly to the OSCA General Counsel and engages in other tasks or legal issues as assigned by the General Counsel, the State Courts Administrator or the Florida Supreme Court.  

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Provide legal support to the Office of Problem-Solving Courts, Court Emergency Management Team/Group, and other Court committees, as requested.

Conduct legal research and provide appropriate correspondence.

Provide counsel and advice to the Supreme Court, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and State Courts System on employee and branch-related ethics matters.

Monitor and analyze civil and branch-related legislation.

Coordinate the handling of public records requests. 

Education and Training Guidelines
The successful applicant must possess a Juris Doctorate degree, be a member in good standing of the Florida Bar and have at least three years of experience in the appropriate specialty area of law for the position. 

Strong preference will be given to candidates who have criminal law experience, possess strong legal writing and research skills, or have extensive experience with or knowledge of Florida State Courts System operations.

Competencies
Data Responsibility: Refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations. Conducts research to discover new methodologies or to find solutions for unresolved problems.

People Responsibility: Refers to individuals who have contact with or are influenced by the position. Mentors others by advising, counseling, or guiding them.

Assets Responsibility: Refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization. Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through the providing of legal counsel and/or handling of very large amounts of money.

Mathematical Requirements: Deals with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols. Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percents.

Communications Requirements: Involves the ability to read, write, and speak. Reads and interprets advanced professional and legal materials; writes extremely complex reports and papers; speaks to high level professional groups.

Complexity of Work: Addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, creativity, and concentration required by the position and the presence of any unusual pressures. Performs work involving the application of principles of logical thinking, scientific, medical, or legal practice to diagnose or define problems, collect data and solve abstract problems with widespread unit or organization impact; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results and continuous exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions: Refers to consequences such as damage to property, loss of data or property, exposure of the organization to legal liability, or injury or death to individuals. Makes decisions with extremely serious impact - affects entire organization and may impact other activities/organizations and the general public.

Equipment Usage: Refers to inanimate objects such as substances, materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, or products. A thing is tangible and has shape, form, and other physical characteristics. Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving some latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items, such as computers, peripherals, or software programs, such as word processing.

Safety of Others: Refers to the responsibility for other people’s safety, either inherent in the job or to assure the safety of the general public. Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

Special Comments
The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency.  The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check.  Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (judicial branch) are not covered under the Career Service System.  All employees of the Florida State Courts System are at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and do not attain tenure rights.

How to Apply
Submit a current and complete online State of Florida Employment application through the People First System at the website https://jobs.myflorida.com/.

For additional information please contact the Office of Human Resources, 500 South Duval Street; Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or Telephone 850-487-0778.

To learn more about the Florida State Courts System visit our website at www.flcourts.org.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.

For assistance with using the People First System contact the People First Service Center at 1-866-663-4735.

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 1-800-955-8771.

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.