Closing Date: 13th July, 2026

Description:

About this Job:
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)

Join the Louisiana Department of Health as an Attorney and play a key role in supporting programs that directly impact Louisiana families and communities. This position provides legal counsel for the Economic Stability Program, including SNAP, TANF, FITAP, Kinship Care, and Disability Determination Services (DDS). The selected candidate will handle a diverse legal practice involving contracts, programmatic legal issues, administrative appeals, civil rights complaints, and public records requests while collaborating with agency leadership to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney seeking meaningful public service work with a broad range of challenging and impactful legal responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus three years of experience as a practicing attorney.

Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

Represents the Department in state and federal courts, administrative tribunals, and administrative appeals involving TANF, FITAP, STEP, SNAP, and related public assistance programs.
Prepares and files pleadings, conducts legal research, manages discovery, interviews witnesses, and participates in hearings, depositions, mediations, and appellate proceedings.
Provides legal advice and guidance to agency management and program staff on federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing Economic Stability programs.
Drafts, reviews, and finalizes legal opinions, policies, contracts, legislation, and other legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Reviews and evaluates program policies, procedures, and operations to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and recommends corrective actions when needed.
Researches and analyzes proposed legislation, prepares fiscal and programmatic impact statements, and recommends amendments affecting Department programs and operations.
Trains and mentors attorneys and program staff, assists with litigation support and subpoena responses, and performs other legal assignments as directed by the Deputy General Counsel or General Counsel.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment, Promotional appointment, or Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)

Cost Center: 3071070203

Position Number(s): 50689199

Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER)

Attorney 4 – $39.07 hr / $3,125.60 bi-weekly

How to Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For information on how to check your application status and understand status updates, please click HERE (https://ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/hr/Forreferenceonly/LDH-Application-Status-Guide-4.2026.pdf) (Download PDF reader). (https://get.adobe.com/reader/)

Contact Information:
Deanda Thymes
Deanda.Thymes@la.gov
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here. (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp)