CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 5TH REGION - LEGAL ASSISTANT III - 21015004

CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 5TH REGION - LEGAL ASSISTANT III - 21015004

Date: Sep 28, 2026

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Requisition No: 884451

Agency: Justice Administrative Commission

Working Title: CRIMINAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL REGIONAL COUNSEL, 5TH REGION - LEGAL ASSISTANT III - 21015004

Pay Plan: Regional Counsels

Position Number: 21015004

Salary: $45,000.00 and upwards

Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2026

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LEGAL ASSISTANT NEEDED

Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fifth District, Casselberry

Our Organization and Mission:

The Office of Regional Counsel, Fifth Region (RC5) was created by the Legislature in 2007, pursuant to Section 27.511, Fla. Stat., to provide legal representation to indigent individuals in over 20 different areas of law. RC5 serves 4 judicial circuits and 13 counties, including St. John’s and Putman Counties.

Legal Assistant – RC5 is seeking a full-timelegal assistantin Seminole County, Casselberry, Florida. The position involves administrative, organizational, and clerical support to attorneys in a state agency. Scheduling depositions, mediations, and court hearings. Track filing deadlines and monitor important dates. Answer phone calls, respond to emails, relay messages between clients and attorneys. Maintain and organize physical and electronic case files and client records using database software. Draft, format and proofread basic legal documents, correspondence, pleadings and motions using templates. File legal paperwork with state and federal courts, including managing e-filing systems. To apply, please send a resume, and cover letter by email to Candi Powell: [email protected] .

Starting Salary – $45,000.00- $49,000.00 depending on experience.

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:

• 8 hours of Annual Leave per month, 8.4 hours of sick leave per month;

• Paid Federal and State holidays;

• One paid Personal Day each year;

• State health insurance with coverage options including family, dental, vision, etc.;

• Life Insurance;

• Retirement Plan options (for more information, please see www.myfrs.com );

• For a more complete list of benefits, please see www.mybenefits.myflorida.com ;

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.

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.

Location:

CASSELBERRY, FL, US, 32707

Nearest Major Market:Orlando