Appellate & Habeas Attorney

State of Florida; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual and Sick Leave benefits

Paid holidays

Health insurance options

Retirement plan options

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition waivers

Job summary

Office of the Attorney General in Florida is seeking an Assistant Attorney General-DLA to represent state officials in habeas corpus proceedings in federal courts within Florida. Preference given to attorneys with criminal, appellate, habeas, or federal experience.

The role requires Florida Bar admission and relevant practice experience in state or federal courts, with responsibilities spanning state and federal appeals, extraordinary writs, and civil litigation as needed.

Qualifications

• Admission to the Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law or in administrative or judicial hearings. The required legal experience must be from the practice of law in a state or territory of the United States. Membership in good standing in another state Bar can substitute for the required admission to the Florida Bar provided that, pursuant to Rule 11-1.10 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the attorney applies for and obtains admission to the Florida Bar within 12 months of appointment to a position in this class.

Responsibilities

• Responding to the claims of the prisoners asserting federal constitutional rights violations. This necessitates review of all the state proceedings resulting in the conviction questioned, the supervision and preparation of the necessary pleadings and responses needed to set forth the contentions and position of the State of Florida (including the supervision and preparation of requisite exhibits with respect to the issues raised), handling all hearings and the preparation of post-trial proceedings.
• Handle appeals from any of the foregoing proceedings to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and to the United States Supreme Court.
• The duties incident to an appeal consist of the supervision of the timely filing of the necessary pleadings and documents comprising the record on appeal; the review of the assignments of error; the research necessary to prepare and file briefs setting forth contentions and positions of the State of Florida with respect to the issues involved; oral argument and all other responsibilities attending the prosecution of a criminal appeal.
• EXTRAORDINARY WRITS: Handles extraordinary litigation in both state and federal courts where appropriate. Handle any other special assignments or duties assigned by the Bureau Chief including civil litigation, special projects, post conviction litigation and opinions.

Skills

Habeas corpus

Appellate practice

Federal courts

Education

Admission to the Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law

Job description

Office of the Attorney General in Florida is seeking an Assistant Attorney General-DLA to represent state officials in habeas corpus proceedings in federal courts within Florida. Preference given to attorneys with criminal, appellate, habeas, or federal experience.

The role requires Florida Bar admission and relevant practice experience in state or federal courts, with responsibilities spanning state and federal appeals, extraordinary writs, and civil litigation as needed.