JUDICIAL ASSISTANT - CIRCUIT COURT - 22001186

State of Florida • Jacksonville Beach, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The judicial assistant hired will work with a circuit judge and be responsible for the administrative and secretarial duties needed to effectively manage a busy circuit court division. The judicial assistant’s current assignment would be to an active Family division, but this may be subject to change in the future.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED and two years of college or vocational school education in paralegal, secretarial skills, computer operations or a closely related field and three years of related experience.
• Applicants should be able to operate standard office equipment, including personal computers, word processing, electronic calendaring, and data entry applications for case management.
• Applicants should have three years’ responsible experience as a legal secretary or paralegal
• Applicants should have excellent typing, spelling, and grammar skills
• Applicants should possess a working knowledge of family court rules and procedures and must be professional and diplomatic in dealing with attorneys and the public.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and coordinates motions, hearings and conferences.
• Compose correspondence, memoranda, notices, orders and other documents.
• Prepare notices of hearings for cases put on the calendar by the judge.
• Handle motions and pleadings, including contacting parties to set hearings.
• Prepare draft orders and edit and proofread final orders.

Benefits

• membership in the Florida Retirement System
• optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan
• optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans
• paid $25,000 term life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees