PARALEGAL SPECIALIST - SES - 60073652

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Florida, through the Agency for Children and Families, is hiring a Paralegal Specialist - SES in Tallahassee. This position requests notary duties, litigation support, and robust coordination with attorneys and Department staff.

Under attorney supervision, you will prepare, format, proofread, and file legal documents, gather evidence, and assist with depositions, hearings, and other proceedings. Open competitive; extensive benefits apply.

Responsibilities

• Performs notary duties.
• Reviews, accepts or declines, and routes process service of legal documents as appropriate, and updates internal records of service and related correspondence.
• Provides paralegal support from case inception through resolution.
• Under attorney supervision, prepares, formats, proofreads, processes, and files documents.
• Assists internal and external counsel with evidence gathering, document production, and preparation for depositions, hearings, mediations, and other proceedings.
• Coordinates and communicates with attorneys, Department personnel, and other internal and external stakeholders as necessary.
• Calendars, monitors, and advises internal counsel of all deadlines, such as discovery submission, response deadlines, mediation, depositions, and any other deadline established by the case management orders.
• Monitors court dockets and keeps internal counsel appraised of case development.
• Reviews and manages requests for production and other requests for Department records, coordinates responsive record collection with appropriate program areas and resources, and assists counsel with determining and obtaining records necessary for litigation and other legal proceedings.
• Conducts factual and procedural research and assists attorneys with locating statutes, rules, court records, agency records, and other materials relevant to assigned legal matters.
• Creates and closes files in the case management system. Ensuring documents, correspondence, deadlines, assignments, and case activity are accurately recorded and updated in applicable case-management and tracking systems (CMS/CMS calendar, Outlook/Calendar, OGC logs, OneDrive).
• Provides litigation support, including assisting with compilation and organization of records, filings, procedural history, and other materials required by assigned counsel.
• Assists HQ attorneys and staff when necessary.
• Process incoming and outgoing mail, facsimiles, and telephone communications when necessary.
• Assists with public records requests and other inquiries when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

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Requisition No:885210

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: PARALEGAL SPECIALIST - SES - 60073652

2415 N. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32303

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What you will do:

• Performs notary duties.
• Reviews, accepts or declines, and routes process service of legal documents as appropriate, and updates internal records of service and related correspondence.
• Provides paralegal support from case inception through resolution.
• Under attorney supervision, prepares, formats, proofreads, processes, and files documents.
• Assists internal and external counsel with evidence gathering, document production, and preparation for depositions, hearings, mediations, and other proceedings.
• Coordinates and communicates with attorneys, Department personnel, and other internal and external stakeholders as necessary.
• Calendars, monitors, and advises internal counsel of all deadlines, such as discovery submission, response deadlines, mediation, depositions, and any other deadline established by the case management orders.
• Monitors court dockets and keeps internal counsel appraised of case development.
• Reviews and manages requests for production and other requests for Department records, coordinates responsive record collection with appropriate program areas and resources, and assists counsel with determining and obtaining records necessary for litigation and other legal proceedings.
• Conducts factual and procedural research and assists attorneys with locating statutes, rules, court records, agency records, and other materials relevant to assigned legal matters.
• Creates and closes files in the case management system. Ensuring documents, correspondence, deadlines, assignments, and case activity are accurately recorded and updated in applicable case-management and tracking systems (CMS/CMS calendar, Outlook/Calendar, OGC logs, OneDrive).
• Provides litigation support, including assisting with compilation and organization of records, filings, procedural history, and other materials required by assigned counsel.
• Assists HQ attorneys and staff when necessary.
• Process incoming and outgoing mail, facsimiles, and telephone communications when necessary.
• Assists with public records requests and other inquiries when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits ;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options ;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32307

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at [phone] Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time. Pursuant to Florida Law, 110.211 F. S., the State of Florida is an EEO employer.