GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 6TH CIRCUIT- PARALEGAL SPECIALIST
State of Florida
- Clearwater, FL
- $18.75 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Click on “Career Opportunities” Icon
- Scroll down to the link titled, “Submit Your Guardian ad Litem Employment Application Here”
- Complete the “mini” job application and attach your current resume
- Select Pinellas for job location
- Submit your resume directly to
- Commitment to Children
- Communication Built on Trust
- Collective Empowerment
- Collaboration
- Courtesy
- Cite check, proofread, and finalize legal briefs, subject to supervision.
- Maintain case files, court calendars, and litigation timetables.
- Prepare case summaries, pleadings, orders, and summons under the supervision of an attorney.
- Draft and file pleadings and motions for attorneys.
- Establish working relationships with State Courts Systems personnel, private attorneys and law firms, outside organizations, and the public.
- Gather and analyze research data.
- Completion of a training program to become a legal assistant, a paralegal, a legal paraprofessional or a lawyer's or attorney's assistant; or
- A degree or certificate in legal technology, legal administration, legal studies or allied legal services; or
- Graduation from a school of law; or
- Knowledge of legal citation and Bluebook.
- Knowledge of legal terminology.
- Knowledge of law and legal procedure.
- Knowledge of grammar, spelling, and writing mechanics.
- Ability to perform legal writing.
- Ability to research legal documents and legal references.
- Ability to comprehend and interpret information.
- Ability to maintain files.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.