Closing Date: 25th June, 2026

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.

Position Summary: This Senior Attorney position is in the Office of the Attorney General with the Executive Unit "Library Services Unit" in Tallahassee, Florida.

Pay: $110,000.00 - $115,000.00 Annually

Qualifications:
Admission to The Florida Bar and two (2) years of professional experience in the practice of law.

Preference will be given to applicants with a Master of Library Science degree and experience in legal research

The Work You Will Do: The responsibilities of this position are included, but are not limited to the following:
This position requires as a prerequisite to employment a degree of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and membership in the Florida Bar.

Assist in formulating, interpreting, and administering policies for the Legal Resource Center Law Library. Assist in the development and maintenance of Continuous Legal Education programs for all governmental attorneys statewide. Research, recommend, develop and administer briefbanks for use by all state governmental agencies.

Provide reference services and research and bibliographic services to legal staff. Perform legal research and review of periodical and book lists. Coordinate training sessions, supervise the use of, and perform legal research using computer assisted legal research services, i.e., Westlaw and LEXIS.

Study and write reports on all available databases currently being used by state governmental agencies. Develop methods by which each agency can contribute to and use these databases. Develop surveys, interpret results, and write reports to accomplish these duties.

Identify economical approaches to the purchase of legal research materials, printed and electronic, and assist, upon request, in the negotiation of discounted rates for these materials for use by all state governmental agencies. Review and approve all law library purchases, supervise library inventory, resolve problems with library vendors, maintain court slip opinions, inventory and dispose of materials as required by surplus property rules.

Direct and supervise the law library staff in the performance of their duties. Administer performance evaluations, approve and monitor leave schedules, interview and select new staff members, and make recommendations on employee tenure.

Participate in at least forty hours of professional development annually.

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.