Requisition No: 857600
Agency: State Courts System
Working Title: District Court Staff Attorney- 22004407 1
Pay Plan: State Courts System
Position Number: 22004407
Salary: AGENCY TO UPDATE
Posting Closing Date: 09/08/2025
Total Compensation Estimator
Second District Court of Appeal
Tampa/St. Petersburg – Judge Atkinson
Judicial Law Clerk (Staff Attorney) Vacancy
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POSITION: Judicial Law Clerk
POSITION NUMBER: 22004407
START DATE: Between August and October 2025
SALARY: $69,238.80 - $88,324.08 annually. Actual position classification and beginning salary based on experience.
LOCATION: *Tampa/St. Petersburg
* The court’s interim headquarters is in downtown Tampa, pending the completion of a new courthouse in downtown St. Petersburg in November 2025.
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited law school with excellent academic standing; law review, journal, or significant law school writing and editing experience preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, The selected candidate will serve as one of the two law clerks assisting a judge in
SKILLS, AND the analysis of cases and motions, and the drafting of orders and published opinions.
ABILITIES: The position requires an attorney with excellent research, writing, and editing skills who will prepare in-depth analyses on a variety of legal issues and present ideas orally and in writing to judges of the court. Time management skills and the ability to work effectively with others are crucial. All attorneys at the court must maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and handle matters honestly and impar tially .
HOW TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample, in Adobe format , by e-mail to 2DCA_HR@flcourts.org. Please indicate your class rank, if available. Please put Judicial Law Clerk in the subject line of your e-mail.
All offers of employment will be conditioned upon a satisfactory criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex,
age, genetic information, national origin, or disability.
Florida Relay Service (Voice) 800-955-8770, (TDD) 800-955-8771.
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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