PARALEGAL SPECIALIST - SES * - 60032022 Date: Feb 24, 2025 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\_operations/human\_resource\_management/for\_job\_applicants/e\_verify) . Requisition No: 844875 Agency: Children and Families Working Title: PARALEGAL SPECIALIST - SES * - 60032022 Pay Plan: SES Position Number: 60032022 Salary: $34,000 - $36,000 Posting Closing Date: 03/09/2025 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) Paralegal Specialist - SES Department of Children and Families 111 S. Sapodilla Ave., Suite 303, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Open Competitive Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy. What you will do: + A Paralegal Specialist in the Circuit Administration Legal Office is responsible for a variety of legal and paralegal functions, which requires a thorough working knowledge of departmental structure and related legal activities. The person must also have the experience and knowledge to assist attorneys in the preparation and handling of cases. + Prepares legal documents such as petitions, motions, notices and orders for the attorney's review and signature' assists the attorney with the drafting of said documents if necessary. + Attends, trials, hearings, depositions and witness interviews as requested by the attorney assists the attorney by taking notes and performs other duties as requested. Attends Court and writes down information regarding the cases on the docket. + Schedules hearings and witness interviews for the attorney. Advises appropriate parties of upcoming hearings and keeps them informed of Court decisions. + Acts as liaison with judicial staff, Department staff, other attorneys and their secretaries, law enforcement officers and agencies, doctors, nurses and other hospital personnel, mental health professionals, other agencies, the public and clients in a respectful and courteous manner. + Prepares subpoenas for attorney's review and signature, forwards subpoenas to process server or appropriate law enforcement agency for service, and monitors and insures the timely service of process on witnesses. + Opens case files, assists the attorney with maintaining case files and court calendars. + Receives and routes telephone calls, answers basis questions regarding cases and provides general information to client and the public. + Other duties as assigned. Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: + No state income tax for residents of Florida; + Annual and Sick Leave benefits ; + Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year; + State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options ; + Retirement plan options, including employer contributions ( For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ); + Flexible Spending Accounts; + Tuition waivers; + And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com . 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. Location: WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33401 Nearest Major Market:Palm Beach Nearest Secondary Market:Miami