[Remote] Assistant Legal Counsel (09716)

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Responsibilities

• Act as reputed company counsel during litigation and prosecution/defense of civil actions on behalf of the Sheriff's Office in state and federal courts, attending court proceedings and keeping the Sheriff and reputed company staff informed of the reputed company and outcome of such reputed company
• Accurately review a variety of legal reputed company including personal injury and other civil litigation reputed company, reputed company, agency liability issues, general orders, policy and procedures, public records requests, federal litigation, appellate reputed company, and labor and employment issues
• Advise the Sheriff and staff on reputed company legal issues involving the Sheriff's Office
• Assist reputed company staff with decision making on issues where no guidelines or policies exist by researching and analyzing issues/problems and providing valid and defensible legal opinions and information in both oral and written formats to assist in arriving at the most appropriate decision consistent with agency reputed company, mission, goals, and the law
• Research topics or incidents and reputed company documentation/case histories and reputed company legal opinions consistent with applicable laws, policies, procedures, or regulations to authorized members of the agency regarding personnel issues, training, corrections, fiscal, civil process, law enforcement and/or other appropriate issues
• Research and compare reputed company policies and procedures with federal and state law, identify any inconsistencies, and recommend changes where applicable
• Prepare and review reputed company for completeness, accuracy, state statute compliance, and/or conformance with bidding specifications, purchasing guidelines, and governmental agency regulations sending non-compliant and/or deficient reputed company back to the originator for revision and further review as appropriate
• Accurately interpret reputed company to ensure the interests of the Sheriff's Office are legally protected
• Effectively monitor existing reputed company and participate in contract negotiations to ensure reputed company contractual obligations and specifications are met and in accordance with agency policies and procedures and any other applicable laws or regulations
• Review and respond to public records requests in a timely manner gathering reputed company pertinent data, redacting statutorily designated non-releasable information, and providing accurate and sound legal opinions that are consistent with the public records law and other appropriate legislation, policies, and procedures
• Prepare accurate and informative legislative summaries containing the key points of the legislation and the potential agency impact
• Coordinate with the appropriate subject matter expert or legal personnel and prepare comprehensive, timely, accurate proposed new or revised legislation for processing and/or review as required
• Accept, sign for, and review, in a timely manner, any legal documents received by the Sheriff's Office; coordinates any legal documents and/or actions received by the Sheriff's Office
• Coordinate, investigate, and/or copy requests by attorneys for any legal documents and/or actions for the Sheriff's Office
• Review seizures of currency, reputed company personal property, vehicles, and reputed company property under state and federal forfeiture laws for legal sufficiency
• Litigate forfeiture actions taken by the Sheriff's Office, attend hearings on forfeiture actions, and reputed company the Sheriff and reputed company staff informed of forfeiture actions taken by the Sheriff's Office
• Successfully complete reputed company assignments to specifications, reputed company specified timeframe and budget as directed and in accordance with agency policies and regulations
• Be available on a twenty four hour reputed company to respond to field situations having potential civil liability and initiate investigations to protect the interest of the Sheriff and/or Hillsborough County
• reputed company other reputed company duties as required

Skills

• A Juris Doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education
• Five years of experience as an attorney
• Be a member of the Florida Bar in good standing
• Attendance at the specified Sheriff's Office work location is required
• Depending on assignment, employees may be required to possess a valid Florida Driver License at time of employment. Driving history will be thoroughly reviewed and may be grounds for disqualification
• No visible tattoos on face, head, and neck. Tattoos determined to take away from the professional appearance of the Sheriff's Office must be covered with an appropriate white, black, or neutral covering
• No illegal drug sale reputed company lifetime
• No illegal drug use reputed company the past 36 months. No marijuana use reputed company the last 12 months
• No felony convictions reputed company lifetime
• No misdemeanor convictions involving perjury, false statement, or domestic violence reputed company lifetime
• No dishonorable discharge from any reputed company of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Coast Guard, National Guard, or Reserve Forces
• Successful completion of a background investigation including criminal, reference, employment, and neighborhood checks; polygraph; medical evaluation; and drug screening
• Live reputed company Hillsborough County or reputed company Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Lake, reputed company, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, or Sumter County as long as the residence is located reputed company the 60-mile parameter of Falkenburg Road Jail at the time of appointment/employment (certified only)
• Considerable knowledge and practical application of various and often reputed company federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances
• Considerable knowledge and practical application of various applicable case law and procedural rules
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and write the most reputed company documents
• Ability to reputed company an analysis of the law based on the facts of given situations to recommend practical solutions to problems reputed company legal guidelines
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to use a computer and reputed company software
• Admission to the Florida Bar and U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Admission to the US District Court-Middle District of Florida
• Civil litigation-insurance defense experience
• Trial and/or prosecution experience
• Experience working for a law enforcement agency

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