PARALEGAL SPECIALIST II - 76002561
Date: Dec 3, 2024
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Requisition No: 842336
Agency: Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle
Working Title: PARALEGAL SPECIALIST II - 76002561
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 76002561
Salary: $39,765.24 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 12/17/2024
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Office of Executive Director
Office of General Counsel
Career Service (CS) Opportunity
Open Competitive Advertisement*
To be considered for this position, applicant responses to qualifying questions must be clearly stated within the employment history. Software systems, actual work experience, and years of employment must be clearly defined, or the application may not be considered for the position.
Contact Person: Tammie Gibbs, tammiegibbs@flhsmv.gov.
The Organization
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides highway safety and security through excellence in service, education, and enforcement. With a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees throughout the state, the Department is leading the way toA Safer Floridathrough the efficient and professional execution of its core mission: the issuance of driver licenses, vehicle tags and titles, and operation of the Florida Highway Patrol.
Our Benefits include
Paid Parental Leave
Annual and Sick Leave Package
Nine Paid Holidays
State Health and Life Insurance
Educational Benefits
Contributory Retirement Plan
To learn more about FLHSMV and why it's a great place to work, visit our website at: flhsmv.gov/careers
Duties and Responsibilities
This Legal Assistant position provides paralegal support to the Chief Counsel of Motor Vehicles and other attorneys on the Motor Vehicle legal team as assigned. As a Legal Assistant, you will provide assistance to attorneys handling Department civil, administrative, and appellate litigation primarily involving motor vehicle title petitions and dealers. Duties and responsibilities will include: preparing drafts of legal documents to include pleadings, orders, motions, memoranda of law and other legal correspondence; performing legal research and data collection; managing attorney calendars and tracking deadlines; maintaining litigation files in the case management system; filing litigation documents with clerks of court and/or judges; requesting and scheduling hearings with courts.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Value customer service and understand the importance of responsiveness and timely follow-through.
Portray a positive, respectful, and professional image to all regardless of situation or communication method.
Be able to provide guidance that encourages collaboration and balances providing subject matter expertise with support for customer preference.
Possess excellent active listening and adaptive communication skills to include the ability to convey information so that it is clearly understandable.
Possess a strong work ethic and drive to move things forward under own initiative. Approach work with a sense of commitment, urgency, flexibility, and personal accountability.
Be able to effectively manage a busy workload, be productive in an environment with regular interruptions, and meet designated timeframes without compromising attention to detail or customer service.
Be solutions oriented with the ability to use critical thinking, judgement, and discretion to make sound decisions and effective recommendations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working as a paralegal, legal assistant, or any related position.
Experience drafting legal documents.
Job Related Requirements
The position you are applying is subject to a Level 2 background check, along with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance, to include a fingerprint-based check of the criminal records of the FBI, as a condition of employment pursuant to Chapter 110.1127, 435 and 943, Florida Statutes. Please note that, since this position requires CJIS clearance, the Department will have access to all an applicant's criminal and juvenile delinquency records, even those that have been sealed or expunged.
General Information
The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment and/or oral interview.
Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the FBI. Fingerprints and associated information/biometrics will be retained in the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system and fingerprints may continue to be compared against fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.
FLHSMV employees are paid once a month on the last workday of each month. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113 Florida Statutes.
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:
TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399
Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee
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