Paralegal or Senior Paralegal

Paralegal or Senior Paralegal

Office of General Counsel

Job Summary:

This is para-professional work under the direction and supervision of a staff attorney performing legal research and providing administrative assistance to staff attorneys.

Job duties include:

• Conducts legal research in state and federal case law and statutes and prepares legal memoranda containing analysis and recommendation; prepares pleadings and motions for presentation at administrative proceedings or to courts; analyzes final judgments and administrative final orders for legal errors, examines and evaluates opposing legal documents, such as complaints, petitions, briefs and motions.
• Supports attorney review and preparation of documents related to conservation easements and operation and maintenance of permitted stormwater systems; utilizes the District’s permitting software (E-Reg).
• Provides support and coordination for District responses to public record and discovery requests; serves as primary point of contact for public records matters for the Office of General Counsel; serves as an administrator for the District’s eDiscovery software system; organizes, prepares, and manages documents for presentation at hearing or trial; assists attorneys at depositions, trials, hearings, and meetings.
• Monitors the state’s legislative session and tracks all bills that may affect the District ; prepares legislative analysis of the bills that passed affecting the District and circulates analysis to appropriate staff; analyzes, reviews, and responds to staff inquiries regarding proposed and enacted legislation.
• Analyzes, reviews, and responds to staff inquiries regarding regulatory and administrative programs, e.g., procurement of goods and services, human resources issues, public records, Sunshine law issues, and permitting matters; maintains the current subject matter index of district final orders; maintains the current index of settlement of regulatory enforcement actions

Ability to:

Adapt and support multiple attorneys; independently gather and analyze facts and evidence and evaluate its applicability in resolving legal issues; perform substantive legal research and analysis; identify pertinent laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials relevant to assigned cases and provide recommendations to attorneys; analyze case law and legal documents; draft pleadings, memoranda, motions, appellate briefs, and other litigation documents;

respond to staff regulatory and administrative inquiries; prepare cases for administrative proceedings and civil litigation; assist attorneys at deposition, hearing or trial.

Technical

Skills:

Legal research; legal writing; legal analysis; review of legal documents; document management (paper and digital); real property law; virtual meeting applications (e.g., Teams, Zoom); and District computer applications (Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Everlaw , Adobe Pro, E-Reg).

Minimum Qualifications:

Paralegal:
An associate degree from an accredited two-year college and must either be a Florida Registered Paralegal or have successfully completed an American Bar Association approved paralegal program. Paralegal work may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.

Senior Paralegal:
Must be a Florida Registered Paralegal or meet the educational and work experience requirements necessary to become a Florida Registered Paralegal.

Preference will be given to candidates with technical skills, professional competencies, and experience aligned to the position.

Additional Details :

Anticipated Starting Salary Range :

Paralegal: $50,065.60 - $62,587.20

Senior Paralegal: $57 ,324.80 - $71,635.20

Starting salary is based on qualifications and experience.

Benefits include Florida Retirement System, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, paid leave and holidays, professional development, wellness program, and eligibility for public service student loan forgiveness program.

Your application will receive careful consideration and, if selected for an interview, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment. St. Johns River Water Management District participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the Unites States.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans’ Preference/Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace

Location:

Palatka

Closing Date:
Open until filled.