Paralegal

ParalegalTitle: ParalegalSalary Range: Starting Salary $ 54,389.00Under the direction of the agency's General Counsel, this position combines traditional paralegal litigation support with administrative, calendaring, and contract management responsibilities. The incumbent must be familiar with basic legal terminology and have an understanding of pleadings and other legal documents including claims, summons and complaints, motions, notices, subpoenas, affidavits, orders and final judgements. The incumbent must be familiar with the electronic filing system and also familiar with the scheduling of court hearings and trials, coordinating witnesses, and attending to the attorney's calendar. The incumbent should also have basic knowledge of, or willingness to learn contract management software as they will be responsible for getting all contracts for the agency set up for review.Essential Job Functions:Draft routine pleadings for review and editing by the attorney;Review pleadings before finalization;Electronically file pleadings;Draft correspondence;Prepare subpoenas;Assist in creating a system to maintain and communicate tasks/pending matters lists;Follow up on outstanding matters with and without reminders by attorney;Calendar response deadlines in conjunction with attorney;Receive calls for attorney;Ensure the attorney is prepared for court with any documents, files, or information they may need;Work with outside counsel attorneys;Compile, organize and maintain discovery files and records;Follow and complete tasks on forfeiture checklist, including drafting complaint and initial draft of forfeiture affidavit, monitoring deadlines, preparing other pleadings, correspondence and settlement agreement, if necessary; scheduling deputy to appear at Adversarial Preliminary Hearing, if scheduled, etc.;Contract software management;Qualifications:Graduation from a college or university with a Bachelor's DegreeOr Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) or Certified Paralegal (CP)2 years' legal litigation experienceOr equivalent combination of education and experienceMust possess a valid Florida driver's licenseKnowledge of legal format and legal terminologyKnowledge of Internet software; and Microsoft spreadsheet and word processing softwareKnowledge of office practices, procedures, equipment and filing systemsKnowledge of business English, spelling, punctuation and arithmeticAbility to prepare pleadings, legal documents and legal correspondenceAbility to deal with the public and fellow members in an effective and courteous mannerAbility to work independently on confidential para-legal and secretarial tasksSkill in taking and transcribing dictation, including minutes of meetings and statements of witnessesAbility to perform all functions of the job classification without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplaceEssential Physical Skills:Sit at a desk and view a display screen for extended periods of timeAccess file cabinets for filings and retrieval of dataCarry up to 30 pounds (i.e., boxes, shredded reports, file stacks, etc.)Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).