Key skills
Clerk
About this role
Role Overview
- 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
- Knowledge of legal terminology and legal processes
- Knowledge of correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage
- Good writing and organizational skills
- Ability to comprehend and interpret information
- Ability to communicate and record information accurately
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to work well within a team atmosphere and independently
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines on a daily basis
Benefits
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan
- mandatory
- Workers’ Compensation
- mandatory
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation)
- mandatory
- Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements)
- Deferred Compensation
- voluntary
- Employee Assistance Program – voluntary