SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT - SES - 67015966 1

Requisition No: 875127 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT - SES - 67015966 1

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67015966 

Salary:  $43,000.10 - $50,000.08 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 05/15/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANT – PUBLIC RECORDS

POSITION NUMBER: 67015966

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in Tallahassee, FL.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response. 

SALARY RANGE

$43,000.10 - $50,000.08 Annually                       $1,653.85 - $1,923.08 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a professional position located within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) responsible for a variety of clerical and administrative tasks which support the OGC and the Agency Clerk.

The Work You Will Do 

• Serves as administrative support for the OGC Administrative Unit. Receives and documents public records requests, coordinates with other units within the Agency to collected records, ensures that the records received are sufficient to meet public records requests, reviews and redacts the records in accordance with State and Federal privacy laws, researching public records laws, communicates and interacts with entities requesting public records from the Agency, handling telephone calls, taking messages, and providing technical assistance.

• Works with other administrative staff to ensure the efficient and timely completion of public records requests.

• Complete administrative duties such as making copies, scanning, answering and directing phone calls, and greeting visitors.

• Completes ad hoc special projects as assigned. Serves as the back-up to the administrative staff in the unit.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Office procedures and practices

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Problem-solving techniques

• Purchasing and Budget

• MFMP, FLAIR, FACTS, CCIS

Ability to:

• Make decisions in a timely manner

• Prioritize workload

• Develop workloads

• Maintain files

• Interpret administrative legal issues

• Work independently.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

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.