JUDICIAL ASSISTANT - CIRCUIT COURT

Requisition No: 849903

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: JUDICIAL ASSISTANT - CIRCUIT COURT - 22001186

Pay Plan: St.Crts Syst PIB

Position Number: 22001186

Salary: $46,746.63 Annually

Posting Closing Date: 04/30/2025

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Position Title

Judicial Assistant – Circuit Court

Position Number

22001186

Job Location

4th Judicial Circuit; Jacksonville, FL

Starting Salary Range

$46,746.63 Annually

Job Description

The judicial assistant hired will work with a circuit judge and be responsible for the administrative and secretarial duties needed to effectively manage a busy circuit court division. The judicial assistant’s current assignment would be to an active Family division, but this may be subject to change in the future.

Examples of Work

• Schedules and coordinates motions, hearings and conferences.
• Compose correspondence, memoranda, notices, orders and other documents.
• Prepare notices of hearings for cases put on the calendar by the judge.
• Handle motions and pleadings, including contacting parties to set hearings.
• Prepare draft orders and edit and proofread final orders.
• Education and Training Guidelines
• High School diploma or GED and two years of college or vocational school education in paralegal, secretarial skills, computer operations or a closely related field and three years of related experience.
• Competencies
• Applicants should be able to operate standard office equipment, including personal computers, word processing, electronic calendaring, and data entry applications for case management.
• Knowledge Skills Abilities
• Applicants should have three years’ responsible experience as a legal secretary or paralegal; should have excellent typing, spelling, and grammar skills; should possess a working knowledge of family court rules and procedures and must be professional and diplomatic in dealing with attorneys and the public.

Special Comments

The Florida State Courts System offers a comprehensive selection of State of Florida employee benefits: membership in the Florida Retirement System, optional enrollment in a subsidized Health insurance plan, optional enrollment in Life, Dental, and Disability insurance plans, and paid $25,000 term life insurance. For more information on the benefits available to State of Florida employees visit: http://www.myflorida.com/mybenefits/.

The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. The successful applicant will be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check.

In accordance with Section 110.205(2)(c), Florida Statutes, positions with the Florida State Courts System (judicial branch) are not covered under the Career Service System. All employees of the Florida State Courts System are at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and do not attain tenure rights.

How to Apply

Submit a current and complete online state employment application at the People First State of Florida Jobs website jobs.myflorida.com/go/State-Courts-System/2814300/ for State Courts System including a cover letter and resume.

An application must be submitted for the position listing the appropriate class title and position number for which you are applying. Your application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date.

The resume cannot be substituted for the State Employment Application. All employment information must be seen on the application.

Responses to qualifying questions when applying should be verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the profile application.

For assistance with using the People First System contact the People First Service Center at 1-866-663-4735.

For additional information contact __Debra Marchant at 904-255-1022

To learn more about the Florida State Courts System visit its website www.flcourts.org.

To learn more about the 4th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida visit its website https://www.jud4.org/

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, or disability.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

If you need an accommodation to participate in the application/selection process, please call the contact the person at the number indicated for each respective position.

Persons using a TDD may call the contact person through the Florida Relay Service 711 or 1-800-955-8771.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.