
Paralegal Specialist
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Lee County • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $37,000 per year
About the role
- Preparing legal documents
- Coordinating service of process
- Maintaining case files
- Maintaining court calendars
- Maintaining litigation timetables
- Filing pleadings and other legal documents with the clerk of court
- Performing legal research for attorneys, subject to supervision
- Coordinating inter-agency and intra-agency legal functions
- Performing notary functions
- Attending hearings to assist counsel
- Assisting witnesses with court proceedings
- Entering data timely and accurately into statewide databases
Requirements
- Completion of a training program to become a legal assistant, a paralegal, a legal paraprofessional or a lawyer's or attorney's assistant
- A degree or certificate in legal technology, legal administration, legal studies or allied legal services
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in allied legal services
- Two years of experience involving paralegal work
- Two years of experience in legal secretarial work
- Ability to speak/read/write Spanish/Creole/French or other foreign language may be considered in the selection process
Benefits
- affordable health insurance plans & options
- liberal sick leave and annual leave policy
- tuition waiver program through state colleges and universities
- 9 holidays and 1 personal day
- FRS Investment or FRS Pension plan
- numerous pre-tax and post-tax benefit options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal document preparationlegal researchcase file managementcourt calendar maintenancelitigation timetable managementpleading filingdata entrynotary functionswitness assistanceinter-agency coordination
Certifications
legal assistant training programparalegal certificationlegal technology degreelegal administration certificatelegal studies degreeallied legal services degree