Position Summary: This position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Consumer Protection Division in Tampa, Florida. This is a full-time, highly responsible paralegal position that requires the individual to work independently with limited supervision. This position requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), strong legal research, document drafting and proof-reading skills, and the ability to multitask effectively. This position provides paralegal support to several attorneys in a fast-paced environment and requires an excellent understanding of the court procedures and rules.
Pay: $49,000.12 Annually
Responsibilities
The Work You Will Do: The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Case Management:
- Analyze, select, compile, and summarize information on statutes, financial records, legal decisions, legal opinions, memoranda, or other legal material for internal use.
- Conduct online legal research using commercially available research applications.
- Conduct factual research to assist with pending cases or investigations.
- Draft legal documents, including discovery requests, witness lists and exhibit lists.
- Prepare exhibits for hearings, depositions and trials.
- Conduct document review.
- Organize documents and exhibits for review by attorneys.
- Coordinate service of process and subpoenas.
- Summarize deposition and trial transcripts.
- Examine and analyze briefs, petitions, complaints and evidence of alleged or suspected violations of laws or regulations in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, rules, precedents or policies.
- Examine legal instruments or other documents to assure completeness of information and conformance to pertinent laws, rules, regulations, precedents, or office requirements.
- Assist with preparation of cross-designation documentation for attorney appearances.
- Assist in case preparation for civil litigation or agency hearings.
- Attend court proceedings and trials with attorneys and provide assistance as needed.
- Conduct legal research as directed.
- Perform related work as assigned.
Specific task assignments will be related to the examples listed above and may vary based on the tasks applicable to the assigned Unit.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Completion of a two-year accredited training program to become a legal assistant, a paralegal, a legal paraprofessional or a lawyer’s or attorney’s assistant; OR
A degree or certificate in legal technology, legal administration, legal studies, or criminal justice; OR
Law school degree from a law school in the United States, or upon management approval, from a law school outside the United States; OR
Four years of experience performing the duties of a paralegal or legal assistant.
Preference will be given to applicants with:
– Paralegal certification or graduation from an accredited paralegal training program OR currently enrolled paralegal students who have completed at least 50% of the course credits.
– Experience e-filing and e-serving court documents.
– Experience doing legal research and checking case cites.
– Experience drafting and formatting pleadings and other documents for court filings.
– Experience with eDiscovery review and case management.
– Experience supporting civil litigation cases.
– Recent experience preparing attorneys for hearings and/or trials.
– 3 or more years of recent paralegal or legal assisting experience in a law firm or legal department.
Skills exercises may be used as part of the selection process for this position. These skills exercises must be completed in person at one of the OAG offices in Florida, and a passing score of at least 50% is required to advance in the process.
Application Process
Please apply through our website: https://jobs.myflorida.com/job/TAMPA-PARALEGAL-SPECIALIST-I-41000943-FL-33607/1240752100/
