Hollywood, Florida, United States
Drafting responsive motions, dispositive motions, memorandum of law, and appellate briefs. Use the Federal rules of Civil and Criminal procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, the local rules of practice for the Southern District of Florida District Court, and the local and Federal rules of Appellate Procedure. Attend dispositions, meetings with Agents and accompany attorneys to observe court proceedings.
Prepares and maintains the judge’s court and professional calendar; schedules and coordinates motions, hearings and conferences; assists attorneys with procedures on filing motions and hearing dates. Provides organizational support for the judge’s caseload, including preparing orders, and coordinating in-house services, such as interpreters; reviews case files for accuracy, format compliance and completeness prior to submitting files to the judge. Screens telephone calls and visitors to the judge’s office; provides information, resolves issues, directs caller/visitor to proper personnel or agency, or takes messages. Composes and/or edits correspondence, memoranda, directives, notices, orders, e- mails, and other documents observing strict confidentiality. Prepares yearly financial disclosure forms; makes travel arrangements and processes travel vouchers. Prepares notices of hearings for cases put on the calendar by the judge. Interacts with attorneys and litigants and their family members to resolve problems such as scheduling conflicts or other case-related issues. Performs routine clerical tasks such as reviewing, distributing and responding to incoming mail, performing data entry, ordering office supplies, maintaining files/records, faxing or photocopying. May conduct limited case law research using an electronic database such as Lexus-Nexus. Schedules trials; maintains trial dockets, continuances and trial orders.
I am responsible for following the time standards set by Florida Statute for expeditious case dispositions. I am assigned to a specific division(s) and I work with the Judge(s) in that division to help manage the cases. This is accomplished by following mechanisms such as early screening, creation of event deadlines and continuous oversight and measurements of progress. As program specialist I also: ● Reviews case files and pleadings for sufficiency and compliance with statutory family rules of procedure and local rule requirements. ● Attends hearings, provides information to the Court and participants with regards to social service agency referrals, pro se assistance or any other matters requested by the Judge. ● Ensures compliance with special conditions of court orders by monitoring completion by the parties of task or social reviews ordered by the court, when requested by the judge. ● Updates and maintains manual and/or automated case management system. ● Monitors and tracks cases; provides follow-up on cases requiring activity completion by a certain date. ● Identifies events and trends which impact negatively upon the timely progress of the case and provides reports to the Court and Administration, compiling these data and trends. ● Maintains statistical data and records regarding activities conducted; maintains accurate records and filing of all work processed.
Providing community-based case management services to assigned clients. Conduct assessments, service/treatment plans, prior authorizations, and other clinical documentation. Conducting outreach, coordinating clients’ care, offering psychoeducation/supportive counseling, and providing service linkage to a maximum caseload of 40. Reviews all related reports concerning the client, and in particular medical reports, and concerning financial matters. Assists with various needed decisions as a result, and works closely with other agency departments at all times.
Supervise a caseload of between 250 and 300 cases. Support and supervise clients in completing the conditions imposed by the State Attorneys Office. Attend court at least 2 to 3 times a week. Act as point of contact for Attorneys and the State Attorney when questions or concerns arise regarding the program and or a specific case(s). Create supervision reports for all contacts on a monthly basis.