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2013 Legal Services Survey
County # of In‐House Oversight of Budget/Expenditures Budget/Expenditures
Agency Population Employees County Jail Job Titles Legal Matters Referred to Outside In‐House Legal Services Outside Legal Services Notes
Workers' Compensation Self insured for many lines, do not budget
County Attorney ADA outside legal services. Only pay when claim
Santa Rosa County 154,104 3 Sheriff's Office Paralegal (2) Liability $321,430.00 arises.
County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney (6)
Paralegal
Executive Administrative Assistant
Charlotte County 160,511 11 Sheriff's Office Legal Secretary (2)
County Attorney Risk Management Issues
Deputy Assistant County Attorney Labor Issues
Assistant County Attorney Specialization Issues
Bay County 169,856 5 Sheriff's Office Legal Secretary (2) Insurance Coverage Matters $560,677.00 $289,183.00
County Attorney
Deputy County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney (2) Department's budget does not include the
Legal Administrator Trademarks legal costs and fees for the two cases co‐
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Contract disputes over a dredge counseled with outside counsel. The final
Paralegal II project that was over ten years old invoices for those two cases have not been
Hernando County 173,094 8 Sheriff's Office Paralegal I Workers’ Compensation $700,000.00 received.
Airport Collections
Tourist Development Tax
Tort Claims
Labor
Okaloosa County 183,482 1 BCC County Attorney Workers' Compensation $206,281.60 $948,160.14
Labor
Solid Waste
Workers’ Compensation
Procurement/ MSTU Protests
County Attorney
Chief Assistant County Attorney Outsourced due to workload or
Clay County 192,370 3 Sheriff's Office Legal Assistant expertise $542,352.00 $108,600.00
County Attorney
Attorney (4)
Paralegal
Administrative Assistant (2)
St. Johns County 195,823 9 Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Labor Issues $1,038,034.00 $240,000.00
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2013 Legal Services Survey
County # of In‐House Oversight of Budget/Expenditures Budget/Expenditures
Agency Population Employees County Jail Job Titles Legal Matters Referred to Outside In‐House Legal Services Outside Legal Services Notes
Transportation & Land Use (Mobility
County Attorney Plan)
Assistant County Attorney (2) Labor
Assistant County Attorney I Workers' Compensation
Litigation Attorney
Executive Legal Secretary Outsourced due to special expertise
Alachua County 249,365 8 Sheriff's Office Legal Secretary (2) needed $755,608.00 $34,225.00
Workers' Compensation Claims
Property & Casualty Claims
Assistant County Attorney I Labor Issues
Assistant County Attorney II (2) Land Use Issues
County Attorney
Legal Secretary I (2) Outsourced due to expertise and
Osceola County 276,163 7 BCC Legal Secretary II workload $998,385.00 $2,187,320.00
County Attorney
Deputy County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney (3)
Legal Administrator
Senior Paralegal Workers' Compensation
Paralegal Eminent Domain
Legal Assistant (2) Bond Matters (not cost‐effective to
Administrative Assistant III have in‐house)
Leon County 277,971 12 Sheriff's Office Legal Records Specialist Personal Injury (insurance coverage) $1,590,000.00 $282,404.00
County Attorney
Deputy County Attorney
Senior Assistant County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney (2)
Paralegal Collective Bargaining
Office Manager Workers' Compensation with recent
Escambia County 299,114 11 Sheriff's Office Legal Secretary (4) injury dates $1,000,000.00 $100,000.00
County Attorney
Deputy County Attorney
Assistant County Attorney II (2) Workers' Compensation
Paralegal Liability
Office Associate V Labor/Employee Relations
Property Manager/Legal Office Manager Bond
Lake County 301,019 8 Sheriff's Office Property Management Agent Code Enforcement Special Master $679,819.00 $235,854.00
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2013 Legal Services Survey
County # of In‐House Oversight of Budget/Expenditures Budget/Expenditures
Agency Population Employees County Jail Job Titles Legal Matters Referred to Outside In‐House Legal Services Outside Legal Services Notes
County Attorney Workers' Compensation
Chief Assistant County Attorney County's Lobbyist Services
Assistant County Attorney (6) Have on occasion referred health
Paralegal