FDC-PARALEGAL SPECIALIST-70901002-CENTRAL OFFICE

MyFlorida • Tallahassee, FL • 3w ago

Date: Apr 4, 2025

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Requisition No: 850166

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-PARALEGAL SPECIALIST-70901002-CENTRAL OFFICE

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 70901002

Salary: $15.75 Hourly Rate

Posting Closing Date: 04/11/2025

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OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT

Paralegal Specialist - 70901002

This advertisement is for an OPS (Other Personal Services) position located at Central Office in the Office of General Counsel.

Salary: $15.75 Hourly Rate

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent in this position will provide paralegal and general legal support for the Office of General Counsel. This will include assisting the attorneys in the Death Row area of the office.

BENEFITS:

OPS employees who work an average of 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in state group insurance plans. Standard PPO/HMO Options include:

Employee Only: $25 biweekly

Spouse Program: $15 biweekly

Employee & Family: $90 biweekly.

Dental - FDC offers five separate dental plans with multiple options and rates for each plan @type with monthly premiums as low as $12.64.

Vision - FDC offers one single vision plan through Humana with monthly premiums as low as $5.92.

Life - FDC offers a $25,000 group term life insurance plan to eligible OPS staff through Securian at the low monthly premium of $3.78. When enrolled in basic life, employees may also elect child life and spouse life insurance plans.

Retirement - As an OPS employee, the Florida FICA Alternative Plan with Corebridge Financial affords you an excellent opportunity to help accumulate money for a secure retirement. You contribute 7.5% of your compensation to this tax deferred plan. All OPS employees are required to participate in this plan and are automatically enrolled.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience redacting documents.

Experience logging and tracking cases in a case management system.

Experience scheduling depositions, mediations, hearings, and other legal proceedings.

Must have two (2) years of paralegal/legal secretary experience; OR:

Postsecondary education may substitute for up to one (1) year of the paralegal experience; OR

Postsecondary education may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience with six (6) months of the additional clerical experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience drafting legal documents.

Experience utilizing state and/or federal court databases.

Experience scheduling and/or calendaring for an attorney.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application, and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

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.

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