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Trial Court Staff Attorney
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New Port Richey, FL (In Person)
$66,706 Salary, Full-Time
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Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Trial Court Staff Attorney (West Pasco)
- Positions available in New Port Richey and Dade City
Position Number:
9477Application Deadline:
Open until filledBar Member Starting Annual Salary:
$66,706.44 Bar Member Practicing Law 5+Years:
$78,036.12 State Benefits Packet This is a responsible work conducting legal research, providing oral and written legal advice, and drafting orders for the assigned circuit judges. The work involves considerable interpretation and judgment in the analysis of legal issues, primarily on criminal postconviction matters. The Staff Attorney may also work on criminal trial and pretrial matters, and may also assist with legal issues from other divisions and the Court Counsel. Contacts are primarily with judges, judicial assistants, and other court personnel. All work is performed under the supervision of a Senior Staff Attorney. Up to two days of telework per week may be authorized.Education, Experience, Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations :
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
- Member in good standing with The Florida Bar.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Review court files, pleadings, motions, memoranda of law, and other documentation and draft orders, memoranda, reports, and other correspondence at the direction of the judges.
- Review pro se motions for postconviction relief, motions to correct illegal sentence, motions to withdraw plea, motions for DNA testing, etc., and prepare proposed orders for the judges.
- Research substantive and procedural areas of criminal law, and draft orders on trial motions, including motions to dismiss, to suppress, to admit collateral crime evidence, etc.
- Attend hearings in court and prepare appropriate orders following the hearings.
- Perform case management of Death Penalty Cases and track Postconviction Relief Cases.
- Perform other duties as directed by Court Counsel, Supervising Senior Staff Attorney, and judges.