Legal Assistant
State Attorney's Office, 16th Judicial Circuit - Key West
Key West, FL
Full-time
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Benefits
Dental Coverage
Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Job Description
elated to criminal court proceedings; setting up and maintaining attorney calendars; screening and responding to telephone calls; notarizing documents; scanning; providing information to the general public; and data input.
Essential job duties include:
• Updating the case management system and assisting with data collection and reports
• Preparing legal documents
• Securing supplemental case information
• Researching and preparing reports
• Coordinating the places and times for depositions and/or court proceedings
• Assisting victims and witnesses as needed
• Arranging travel and hotel accommodations, and preparing reimbursement forms
• Establishing and maintaining effective and professional verbal and written communication with attorneys, court personnel, victims, witnesses, law enforcement and others relevant to assigned cases;
• Arranging for other services such as transportation and translators as needed (bilingual employees can be utilized)
• Assisting in the processing and maintenance of incoming law enforcement emails and other electronic communications including e-filings, evidence and media.
Other job requirements include: a clean criminal background, basic computer skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Essential job duties include:
• Updating the case management system and assisting with data collection and reports
• Preparing legal documents
• Securing supplemental case information
• Researching and preparing reports
• Coordinating the places and times for depositions and/or court proceedings
• Assisting victims and witnesses as needed
• Arranging travel and hotel accommodations, and preparing reimbursement forms
• Establishing and maintaining effective and professional verbal and written communication with attorneys, court personnel, victims, witnesses, law enforcement and others relevant to assigned cases;
• Arranging for other services such as transportation and translators as needed (bilingual employees can be utilized)
• Assisting in the processing and maintenance of incoming law enforcement emails and other electronic communications including e-filings, evidence and media.
Other job requirements include: a clean criminal background, basic computer skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Qualifications
- • Other job requirements include: a clean criminal background, basic computer skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others
Benefits
- • If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 1-844-377-1888 on how your current benefits may be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida
- • Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement
- • 401(k)
- • Dental insurance
- • Employee assistance program
- • Flexible spending account
- • Health insurance
- • Health savings account
- • Life insurance
- • Paid time off
- • Retirement plan
- • Vision insurance
Responsibilities
- • Legal assistants are responsible for far-ranging duties: Assisting assistant state attorneys with case preparation and preparing appropriate legal documents and correspondence; administrative and clerical tasks related to criminal court proceedings; setting up and maintaining attorney calendars; screening and responding to telephone calls; notarizing documents; scanning; providing information to the general public; and data input
- • Updating the case management system and assisting with data collection and reports
- • Preparing legal documents
- • Securing supplemental case information
- • Researching and preparing reports
- • Coordinating the places and times for depositions and/or court proceedings
- • Assisting victims and witnesses as needed
- • Arranging travel and hotel accommodations, and preparing reimbursement forms
- • Establishing and maintaining effective and professional verbal and written communication with attorneys, court personnel, victims, witnesses, law enforcement and others relevant to assigned cases;
- • Arranging for other services such as transportation and translators as needed (bilingual employees can be utilized)
- • Assisting in the processing and maintenance of incoming law enforcement emails and other electronic communications including e-filings, evidence and media