Career Opportunities

Circuit Court Judicial Assistant

Job Location

Manatee County Judicial Center

Position Number

001309

Position Type

Full-time, Monday-Friday

Position Available

Immediately (open until filled)

Salary

$44,495.26/annually (non-negotiable); State employees are paid on the last workday of each month. The successful candidate will be hired at the minimum salary. Amazing benefits include membership in the Florida Retirement System and a generous contribution by the State to health insurance premiums. 

Job

This position requires proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Outlook, and Excel; strong communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to handle many tasks concurrently; attention to detail; and a demonstrated ability to work independently with direction and to handle sensitive and confidential information. Legal experience is preferred. 

Examples of Work Performed

• Prepares and maintains the Judge’s court and professional calendar; schedules motions, hearings, conferences, and trials at the request of the judge.
• Performs routine clerical tasks such as processing incoming physical and electronic mail, performing data entry, ordering office supplies, maintaining physical and electronic files/records, scanning, or photocopying.
• Assists the Judge in reviewing cases for case management purposes.
• Screens telephone calls and visitors to the Judge’s office; provides information, resolves issues, directs caller/visitor to proper personnel, or takes messages. 
• Reviews case files for accuracy, format compliance and completeness prior to submitting files to the Judge; ensures presence of all required files; maintains trial dockets, continuances, and trial orders.
• Prepares and distributes orders as directed by the Judge. 
• Reviews and prepares correspondence, memoranda, orders, reports, e-mails, and other documents observing strict confidentiality; organizes papers for filing; prepares compensation and travel vouchers.
• Performs research on defendants utilizing databases from the Clerk’s Office and the jail system; may conduct limited case law research.
• Interacts with attorneys, defendants and their family members to resolve problems such as scheduling conflicts or other case-related issues.  
• Interacts with judges, clerks of court, litigants, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, bailiffs, social services, witnesses and the general public to exchange information or to facilitate task completion. 

Education

A bachelor’s degree in public or business administration, criminal justice, psychology, sociology or closely related field. A high school diploma with administrative, secretarial or staff support experience may substitute on a year for year basis for the educational requirement.

Apply

Interested applicants must submit a current State of Florida Application to the Human Resources Manager of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. A cover letter and current resume are encouraged. Application materials may be submitted electronically or via mail delivery.

Email: Human Resources Manager
Or mail to: Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Human Resources Manager
P.O. Box 48927
Sarasota, FL 34230

The successful applicant will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.  The Florida State Courts System is a criminal justice agency. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability.  If you need an accommodation in order to participate in the application or selection process, please call 941-861-7811.

Pursuant to 110.205(2)(c) of the Florida Statutes, employment with the State Courts System is not covered under the Career Service System and all employees of the State System serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and do not attain tenure rights.