Job Description

Requisition No: 839600 

Agency: State Courts System

Working Title: HEARING OFFICER - 22012278

 Pay Plan: State Courts System

Position Number: 22012278 

Salary: $96,557.06 

Posting Closing Date: 11/14/2024 

Total Compensation Estimator 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida

ANNUAL SALARY: $96,557.06

OPENING DATE: 10/17/2024

CLOSING DATE: 11/14/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Applicants interested in the position should also submit an online application and a resume on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida's website. To apply for the position, please visit:  

Salary is Non-Negotiable. The successful candidate will be hired at the minimum salary.

This position is responsible for presiding as a Title IV-D Hearing Officer/General Magistrate over Child Support Enforcement Court hearings, some of which are referred by a Circuit Court Judge on paternity related issues. This position is also responsible for conducting hearings and making a determination on the issues. Additional responsibilities include overseeing office operations, including general supervision of an administrative assistant.

Responsibilities

• Conducts evidentiary hearings via Zoom. While conducting the hearings, record the hearings and take contemporaneous electronic notes in an online calendar.
• Reviews and signs Recommended Orders prepared by the State Attorney’s office.
• Reviews court files and the court docket to prepare for hearings.
• Supervises the administrative assistant and assigns daily tasks and work duties.
• Conducts legal research in preparation for hearings and prepare recommended orders.
• Attends and conducts regular and special meetings with Judges, Magistrates, Hearing Officers, Court Administration, legal and staff.
• Performs administrative tasks, including completing job related paper work such as timesheets, travel expense reports or benefit forms.
• Attends seminars, meetings, classes, workshops and conferences to improve professional skills.
• Conducts legal seminars and participates in Bar Functions.
• Reads and reviews professional journals and case law updates to stay current on the regulations and statues governing family court.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited Law School.
• Member in good standing of the Florida Bar.
• At least five (5) years of experience in the practice of law.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of family law practice and procedure.
• Thorough knowledge of Florida state laws and court rulings as they pertain to their assigned division of the court.
• Thorough knowledge of general and specific laws, state laws, established precedents, and sources of legal reference.
• Thorough knowledge of court procedures, rules of evidence and trial and courtroom procedures. Knowledge of the responsibilities and authority of General Magistrates and Hearing Officers.
• Ability to apply legal principles and specialized knowledge to individual cases and problems.
• Ability to conduct legal research.
• Ability to prepare for hearings, hear cases, and present material clearly and logically in oral and written form.
• Ability to work with litigants who are in stressful situations.
• Ability to establish responsibilities.

Working Conditions:

• Moderate noise; business office setting.

Licenses Certifications:

• Graduation from an accredited Law School; Member in good standing of the Florida Bar.

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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