Job Description

Requisition No: 854900 

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, 10TH CIRCUIT- LEGAL ASSISTANT I - 21079804

 Pay Plan: Public Defndrs JAC

Position Number: 21079804 

Salary: $31,200.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/12/2025 

Total Compensation Estimator 

Legal Assistant I

Annual Starting Salary: $31,200.00

Geographic Location: Bartow, Florida

Starting Date: Immediate

Pay: $31,200.00 annually

Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

JOB PURPOSE:

This is confidential legal clerical work. An employee in this position is responsible for performing a variety of clerical duties in assisting an Assistant Public Defender with case preparation. Duties involve the performance of clerical tasks related to criminal appellate proceedings; setting up and maintaining the attorneys’ calendars; screening calls and mail; scanning; providing information to the general public; data input; and preparing appropriate legal documents and correspondence.

THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;

• Paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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• Flexible Spending Accounts;

• Tuition waivers;

• And more!

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RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Ability to operate a computer and other office machinery

Entering and updating data into case management system

Scan and upload documents into case management system

Prepare legal documents and file with court for certain cases

Ability to operate the telephone system and respond to calls promptly and professionally

Perform quality work within deadlines

Work effectively as a team contributor as well as independently

Review and promptly respond to all electronic messaging

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Coordinate work activities; Determine work priorities; Must be detailed oriented and able to multi-task; Review work for accuracy; Works well under pressure with time-sensitive material; Communicate effectively verbally and in writing; Efficient keyboard skills; and Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to maintain files, supplies, and documents. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. 3 years legal secretarial experience preferred.

TO APPLY:

Submit resume through People First or via information below

Employer: Office of the Public Defender – Tenth Judicial Circuit

Contact Name/Title: Rhonda Corbin, Staff Assistant

Address: P.O. Box 9000 – Drawer PD; Bartow, Florida 33831

Phone: 863-534-4205 Fax: 863-534-4355 Email: pd10email@pd10.state.fl.us

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.

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.

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