GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 1ST CIRCUIT- LEGAL SECRETARY - 21012660
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- GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 1ST CIRCUIT- LEGAL SECRETARY - 21012660
- Date: Oct 30, 2026
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Requisition No: 883006
Agency: Justice Administrative Commission
Working Title: GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, 1ST CIRCUIT- LEGAL SECRETARY - 21012660
Pay Plan: Justice Admin Comm.
- Position Number: 21012660
- Salary: $17,380.00
- Posting Closing Date: 11/30/2026
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- STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE
- Legal Secretary
IMPORTANT!
- Please navigate to the following website:
- to apply for this position: Click on the
- “Career Opportunities” icon.
- Scroll down to the link,
- “Submit Your Guardian ad Litem Employment Application Here.”
- Complete the “mini” job application and attach your current resume.
- Select
SANTA ROSA COUNTY for the job location
OR
Email your mini application and resume directly to
THIS IS A HALF-TIME (20 HOURS PER WEEK) POSITION.
Benefits
Benefits of Working for the Guardian Ad Litem Office:
- State of Florida Retirement package – Pension or investment plan (3% employee contribution required)
- State group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
- Flexible spending account
- Nine paid state holidays each calendar year
- One paid personal holiday each fiscal year
- 13 paid sick leave days accrued within the calendar year
- 13 paid annual leave days accrued within the calendar year with an increase after five years
- Life insurance of $25,000 is provided by the state at no cost to you for all FTE positions. Employees may purchase additional coverage
- Public Loan Forgiveness Program
- State tuition waivers
Education and Training Guidelines
Must have a standard high school diploma or equivalent and three years of administrative support experience, one year of which was in a Legal Secretary, Administrative Specialist II or comparable position preferred.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, two-year college or vocational school may substitute for the recommended experience on a year for year basis.
(The Executive Director or designee may waive the required training and experience requirements.)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Knowledge of computer software applications including Outlook, Excel and Word. Ability to talk to others and convey information.
- Ability to respond patiently with the general public.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning sensitive information.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS at 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.
- Location: FT WALTON BCH, FL, US, 32548
- Nearest Major Market: Fort Walton Beach
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About the Organization and the Opportunity
The Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office is Florida’s award-winning, state-funded child advocacy organization that provides independent legal representation to abused, abandoned and neglected children in Florida’s dependency court proceedings. The Office upholds the highest standards of integrity, excellence and child centered representation.
The Guardian ad Litem Legal Secretary performs a variety of secretarial, administrative support, and clerical duties for Attorneys in a local GAL Circuit office. The Legal Secretary works independently under the general supervision of the Circuit Director or Managing Attorney and must exercise discretion with sensitive and confidential information. More information about the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office can be found at
As an employee with the State of Florida, your benefits are a significant part of your compensation with 19 percent of your total compensation coming from the benefits that the State offers. As a full-time employee, your insurance rate will be significantly low due to the contribution of the State of Florida. In fact, single coverage is as low as $50 per month, with family coverage costing only $180 per month. While the rates are higher for halftime employees, health insurance options are still available if you are in a salaried position.
About the Work
The legal secretary is responsible for composing and typing correspondence, detailed reports and charts, memoranda, etc., using a personal computer.
The legal secretary is also responsible for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive office filing system, preparing travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, and preparing materials for supervisor's use.
A variety of working relationships are established within the Guardian ad Litem Office, and in state courts system personnel, vendors, judges and non-judicial officers, and the general public.
The legal secretary works independently and must exercise discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive information.
Work is performed under general supervision of the Supervising Attorney.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our
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 (). 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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