Paralegal

Paralegal #4151

Lawyer Regulation Headquarters | Tallahassee

Minimum starting salary $54,519.76 with an excellent benefits package including employer paid pension contribution | Employees of The Florida Bar are eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

A legal writing sample is required with application.

Summary function: Monitors Florida Attorneys with probationary or post disciplinary conditions and conducts legal research.

Required minimum education: Completion of an accredited paralegal/legal assistant course of study. Juris Doctorate will substitute for this education.

Required minimum professional work experience: Four (4) years of paralegal/legal assistant experience or certified as a Florida Registered Paralegal or Certified Legal Assistant or Juris Doctorate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Monitors respondent compliance with disciplinary conditions and conditional admitees with probationary conditions. Exchanges information with other Florida Bar Departments.

- Draft correspondence relating to disciplinary conditions and probation for Lawyer Regulation Director and Staff Counsel.

- Draft pleadings for Lawyer Regulation Director's and Staff Counsel's signature.

- Acts as Liaison with FLA, Inc. Monitors compliance with check-ins and monthly monitoring reports, FLA monitors, payments to FLA, FLA processes.

- Act as informational liaison with The Florida Board of Bar Examiners.

- Performs legal research and miscellaneous special functions as assigned by Division Director and/pr Staff Counsel; testifies at referee proceedings.

- Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

- The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar

- Legal terminology and the judicial process

- Legal writing

- Legal research techniques

Skilled in:

- Excellent legal and analytical communication, both oral and written

- MS Word, Excel, Outlook

- Adobe Acrobat

- Database input

Ability to:

- Think logically and effectively problem solve

- Interpret TFB policies and procedures

- Organize and prioritize work

- Demonstrate initiative in group projects and individual settings

- Tactfully manage difficult situations

- Communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing

- Operate well under pressure and in a team atmosphere

- Consistently provide an excellent service-oriented attitude

- Create ADA compliant forms and documents using Adobe

- To sit for long periods of time, hear and converse over the telephone, and key/work frequently on a computer

- Lift 5 to 10 lbs.

Please notify HR, in advance, if you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the employment process.

EOE. This organization participates in E-Verify. Position is open until filled. Non-exempt.

This position is located in Tallahassee, Florida and is not a remote position.