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LEGAL ASSISTANT - 73005533

Date: Jun 9, 2025

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Requisition No: 854580

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: LEGAL ASSISTANT - 73005533

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 73005533

Salary: $38,959.92 - $52,483.68 plus $1,258.76 Competitive Area Differential / Annually

Posting Closing Date: 06/16/2025

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Florida Department of Revenue

Child Support Program

Legal Assistant

West Palm Beach

This is an Internal Agency Advertisement

The Florida Department of Revenue’s Child Support Program helps children get the financial support they need and deserve, promoting more stable childhoods and brighter futures. The Department invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability.To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training , tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website (https://floridarevenue.com/sites/careers/SitePages/Home.aspx) .

JOB SUMMARY:

This position performs legal assistance support for the attorneys with Office General Counsel, Legal Section handling Child Support Program cases of, enforcement, and modification in judicial and administrative cases and is an excellent fit for critical thinkers. If you enjoy working with court officials and problem solving, this may be the position for you. Your duties would include:

+ Maintaining case files

+ Retrieving, interpreting, and updating case data

+ Scheduling, attending, and assisting in judicial and administrative proceedings

+ Initiating, receiving, and responding to varies communications

+ Maintaining data lists and databases

+ Draft, edit and prepare legal documents under supervision of attorneys and staff.

+ Prepare routine correspondence based on preapproved document templates.

+ Calendar deadlines in accordance with applicable rules of procedure.

+ Electronically file documents with courts.

+ May accompany attorneys to court and assist as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

+ Currently employed with the Florida Department of Revenue.

+ One year of Experience using Microsoft Office applications and performing computer system updates.

+ One year of experience in: (a) providing legal assistance in an office or court environment, (b) reviewing and processing legal documents and/or correspondence, and (c) communicating with court officials, clerks of court, opposing attorneys, etc.*

PREFERENCES:

+ Experience working with legal actions or legal documents.

+ Experience locating and printing documents from the CAMS system

SPECIAL NOTES:

+ High school diploma or equivalent

+ This position may require you to travel off-site.

SALARY: $38,959.92 to $52,483.68

BENEFITS:

Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Sherry Toothman, (850) 617-8607, [email protected]

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hireor promotionunless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov .

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location:

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33406 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33405 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33413 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33426 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33417 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33415 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33418 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33401 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33410 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33411 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33412 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33409 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33407 WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33460

Nearest Major Market:Palm Beach

Nearest Secondary Market:Miami