Closing Date: 10th October, 2025

Description:

Our Organization and Mission: The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Pay: $97,390.80 Annually

Position Summary: The primary duty of the position is Capital Litigation: Represent the State of Florida in all capital cases filed with the Florida Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Qualifications:
Admission to the Florida Bar and five years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law or in administrative or judicial hearings. The required legal experience must be from the practice of law in a state or territory of the United States. Membership in good standing in another state Bar can substitute for the required admission to the Florida Bar provided that, pursuant to Rule 11-1.10 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the attorney applies for and obtains admission to the Florida Bar within 12 months of appointment to a position in this class.

The Work You Will Do: This position's duties include but not limited to the following:
The incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

Represent the state in first-degree murder cases where the death penalty has been imposed.
Serve as the lead counsel or co-counsel in the state circuit courts and Florida Supreme Court, as well as represent the state in habeas actions in federal district courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court. Capable of handling lead chair responsibility for any active death warrant.
Litigation includes attendance at evidentiary hearings at all post-conviction and appellate stages, research, preparation of briefs, responses, motions, and other functions directly related to appeals (capital direct appeals, interlocutory actions, collateral appeals, and extra-ordinary writs).
Responsibility also includes keeping current on all state and federal decisions directly or indirectly impacting capital cases. This includes becoming familiar with all capital cases in the office and maintaining a communications network with other capital specialists in other offices.
Provide advice and assistance to homicide prosecutors around the state.

Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety.

Include supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment.
Account for and explain any gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed.
Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
It is unacceptable to use the statement “See Resume” in place of entering work history.
If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.