Requisition No: 811732
Agency: Business and Professional Regulations
Working Title: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL/OPS PARALEGAL SPECIALIST CTMH – 79900723 OPEN COMPETITIVE
Position Number: 79900723
Salary: HIRING SALARY: $15-$18 PER HOUR
Posting Closing Date: 10/02/2023
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
CONDOS, TIMESHARES, AND MOBILE HOMES UNIT
LAW CLERK
HIRING SALARY: $15-$18 PER HOUR
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Office of General is currently accepting resumes to hire an OPS law clerk for the fall/spring/summer. Duties are not limited to but may include: conducting legal research relating to state and federal laws, draft final orders and pleadings to prosecute violations by licensees, assist with administrative rulemaking, and assist with trial preparation and informal hearing preparation. This position is for a maximum of 20 hours a week and rate of pay is between $15.00 to $18.00 per hour. We are looking for rising 2L-3L students. Resumes should be addressed to Mrs. Chelsie Durden and emailed to Chelsie.Durden@myfloridalicense.com.
Position Description
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation is currently accepting resumes to hire OPS law clerks (rising 2L – 3L). The rate of pay is $15.00 – $18.00 per hour for a maximum of 20 hours a week.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Performs legal research which may include use of automated research services, department specific databases, and other research methods.
- Prepares memoranda summarizing results of legal research and may recommend particular course of action to attorney.
- Works with attorneys and regulatory staff on various projects, including file review and analysis.
- Drafts and prepares closing orders and pleadings, and other written documents.
- Drafts and prepares administrative complaints, correspondence, pleadings and other written documents.
- Assists attorneys with trial preparation, including depositions and other discovery, gathering and organizing exhibits, documents, trial data, and any other required materials for litigation at DOAH (formal hearings), and attends hearings.
- Assists attorneys with preparation for informal hearings before Department hearing officer, including file analysis.
- May perform additional duties as assigned, such as answering phones.
Our Organization and Mission:
License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on DBPR to ensure a lot of important matters are handled well. They range from the safety of food service to the integrity of real estate transactions, to the transparency of condominium governance, and of course, the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. Our stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike.
Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, the agency oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/.
The Difference You Will Make:
At DBPR, you will always have an opportunity to make a difference in the daily lives of Floridians and the communities where they live and work. As an employee, you help to “make DBPR and Florida great places to do business.” To that end we will invest in you, treat our licensees as valued customers and partners, and uphold laws that protect the public and Florida’s competitive marketplace.
How You Will Grow:
DBPR employees are expected to uphold these seven core values: Accountability, Innovation, Integrity, Ownership, Responsiveness, Respect and Teamwork. In turn, we will involve you on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.
Applicant Note: If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.
NOTE: This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in order to conduct this background check.
Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online. All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement. If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is committed
to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and
improving employment outcomes.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
SPECIAL REMINDERS:
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will 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.
We hire only U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
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.