MEDIATOR-CIRCUIT/FAMILY - 22010770
About The Position
The Mediator - Circuit/Family conducts legal mediations and drafts settlement agreements for circuit/family court. The position works under general supervision of the Trial Court Administrator or another court manager and reports major activities through periodic meetings. It is located in the 17th Judicial Circuit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and requires travel to court locations served by the Mediation Division as needed. The role includes mediating court-referred cases involving areas such as family and juvenile dependency, insurance subrogation, personal injury, commercial evictions, and small claims. The mediator reviews case materials, communicates with parties and attorneys, explains the mediation process, prepares agreements and related documents, and completes case records and reports. The position also requires regular continuing education to maintain mediation certification and keep current with applicable standards and practices. Timeliness and attendance are essential functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, law, or a closely related field; relevant experience may substitute year for year.
- Five years of related experience; relevant education may substitute year for year, excluding supervisory experience.
- Appropriate Family Mediator certification.
- Ability to read and interpret advanced professional materials, write complex reports and papers, and speak with high-level professional personnel.
Responsibilities
- Conduct circuit/family mediations, facilitating discussion of legal issues in court-referred cases to support resolution.
- Travel to court locations served by the Mediation Division as required.
- Contact attorneys and parties by telephone to obtain information or provide mediation dates and times.
- Review case files, confidential reports, and other relevant materials, and inform litigants about the mediation process before each mediation.
- Prepare or draft settlement agreements, court orders, and impasse reports; review agreements with parties and manage their execution.
- Complete closing paperwork and statistical records or reports for assigned mediation cases.
- Interpret legal documents, including contracts, to understand disputed issues.
- Perform clerical tasks, including preparing and typing legal documents, faxing, telephoning, and photocopying.
- Complete continuing education regularly to maintain mediation certification and stay current with mediator standards and practices.
- Maintain timely attendance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
