Senior Bar Counsel OR Bar Counsel #4171

City of Plant City; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PSLF eligible

Pension plan

Low-premium medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Personal holidays and paid holidays

Life Insurance and long-term-disabilty

Pre-paid legal services

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Florida Bar, the official arm of the Florida Supreme Court, seeks a Senior Bar Counsel for Lawyer Regulation in the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area. The role involves prosecuting disciplinary cases, handling investigations, and advising grievance committees on the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.

Starting salaries are $94,389.98 for Senior Bar Counsel and $85,809.07 for Bar Counsel. This in-office position emphasizes travel, detailed legal work, and collaboration with a team of professionals.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and active Florida Bar membership in good standing.
• Senior Bar Counsel requires 3+ years of legal experience; Bar Counsel requires 1+ year of legal experience in case management, trials, pre-trials, and trial strategy.
• Knowledge of Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and civil procedure; strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prosecute trials and handle all legal functions in disciplinary cases to resolution.
• Prepare and present records for grievance committee meetings and advise committees on applicable rules.
• Investigate complaints, decide on dismissal or forwarding to a grievance committee, and perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Case management

Trial experience

Legal research

Discretion and independent judgment

Written and oral communication

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor

Florida Bar membership in good standing

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

The Florida Bar

Senior Bar Counsel – Lawyer Regulation – Fort Lauderdale/Miami

Position can also be filled as Bar Counsel

Help regulate the practice of law in Florida.

As an official arm of the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Bar and its Division of Lawyer Regulation administers a statewide disciplinary system enforcing rules of professional conduct for its members. As a Senior Bar Counsel in Lawyer Regulation, you will act at all investigative and trial levels of processing complaints alleging violation of Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and decide whether the complaint should be dismissed or forwarded to a grievance committee for appropriate action.

Compensation and Benefits

• Senior Bar Counsel - Starting salary of $94,389.98
  • Bar Counsel - Starting salary of 85,809.07
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible. Employment with The Florida Bar qualifies toward federal student loan forgiveness
• Employer-funded pension plan, a retirement benefit increasingly rare in today’s workforce
• Low-premium medical and vision insurance
• Employer-paid dental insurance
• Paid vacation and sick leave accrual, two personal holidays per fiscal year, and 13-14 paid holidays.
• Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Employer-paid pre-paid legal
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
• Plus, other benefits and perks

What You Will Do

• Prosecute trials. Complete all legal functions in disciplinary cases as necessary to resolve cases. This includes investigation, preparation of pleadings, conducting discovery, handling hearings and trials before Court-appointed referees, and preparing appellate records
• Prepare record for and conduct grievance committee meetings and provide counsel and advice to grievance committees with respect to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
• Conduct investigation of complaints alleging violation of Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Make decisions as to whether complaints should be dismissed or forwarded to a grievance committee for appropriate action
• Perform other duties as assigned

Who Should Apply

• Juris Doctor and a member in good standing of The Florida Bar
• Senior Bar Counsel - Three or more years of legal experience as an attorney in effective case management, trials, pre-trials matters, and development of trial strategy
  • Bar Counsel - At least one year of legal experience as an attorney in effective case management, trials, pre-trials matters, and development of trial strategy
• Knowledge of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Bar disciplinary procedures, Legal terminology and the judicial process, and Rules of Civil Procedure
• Skilled in case management, preparing pleadings and appellate briefs, investigation, developing trial strategy, legal and analytical communication, both oral and written
• Conducting discovery and internet research
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, and exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures, provide appropriate advice on procedures and legal issues, manage a caseload, work collegially with other professionals and as part of a team, and operate well under pressure and tactfully manage difficult situations

The position requires travel, extended computer and telephone work, and the ability to lift 5 to 10 lbs. Please notify Human Resources in advance if you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the employment process. The Florida Bar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. This position is an in-office position, located in FTL/Miami, Florida and is not a remote position.