Closing Date: 23rd April, 2024
Description:
The referenced position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:Attorney-Deputy General Counsel 2 - SER: $3,358.40 (Pay Level AS-624)
This position serves the State and A Government Entity in a highly responsible legal consultative capacity as the Deputy General Counsel for the Economic Stability Division, the Licensing section and Records Retention section. Job duties and performance will require expertise in federal and state statutes governing the Economic Stability programs, Licensing, contracts, procurement and record retention. Cases require expertise and specialization acquired through experience in public welfare law, licensing regulations procurement and record retention laws and regulations. This position provides highly technical legal direction, advice, assistance, consultation, representation and has a direct influence on the operations of the programs of the Economic Stability Division, Licensing section, Record Retention section, contracts and procurement.
This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months.
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.
Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application.
The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job.
Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.
List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
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.
A Government Entity is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities".
For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Kim Glapion-Bertrand via e-mail at Kim.Glapion-Bertrand.DCFS@la.gov.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana, plus five years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To serve as a principal assistant to either an Attorney--General Counsel 3 or the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad direction from an Attorney--General Counsel 3 or Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.
Supervision Exercised:
Line over lower ranking attorneys or judges and support staff.
Location of Work:
Office of Workers' Compensation or any of the twenty major agencies having a legal division of certain size and scope.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Workers' Compensation Judge and Attorney Supervisor by responsibility for serving as the principal assistant to the Attorney--General Counsel 3 (Workers' Compensation Chief Judge).
Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 3 by subordinate relationship.
Differs from Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 1 by serving as the primary assistant to an Attorney--General Counsel 3.
Examples of Work:
- Assists the chief legal counsel of one of the largest legal divisions in administrative and/or legal matters.
- Represents the department in more complex and important litigation before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.
- Drafts and reviews the drafting of new legislation. May testify on the same before legislative committees and other tribunals.
- Prepares and reviews the preparation and negotiation of departmental contracts, requests for proposal and other legal documents.
- Plans, organizes, directs and controls work activities of the division as assigned by the General Counsel.
- Develops or assists in the development of budget recommendations for the division.
- Coordinates the selection and assignment of subordinate staff, identifies staff development needs and assures that training is obtained.
- Prepares and may review the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to litigation and court work.
- Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge with administration of the Hearings Division of the Office of Workers' Compensation, and with supervision of the Workers' Compensation Judges, Mediators, and staff.
- Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge with the development, implementation and monitoring of programs, policies and procedures of the Hearings Division.
- Assists in the preparation of manuals governing the procedures and operation of the offices.
- Represents the agency at meetings and conferences with federal agencies, other state agencies, political subdivisions, advisory groups and other employer/employee organizations in the absence of the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.
- Speaks at seminars and conferences on Workers' Compensation issues as needed. Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge in maintaining a record of all written decisions of the Workers' Compensation Judges and in compiling and disseminating them to the district offices.
- Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge in reviewing the quality and correctness of decisions rendered by the Workers' Compensation Judges and makes recommendations concerning training as necessary.
- Acts as a legal resource to the public by replying to complex inquiries from employers, employees, legislators and other public entities concerning official procedures, interpretations and policies of the Office of Workers' Compensation.
- Drafts and makes recommendations concerning new legislation relating to the programs within the Hearings Division, reviews and recommends changes to the Hearing Officer Rules and Regulations as necessary.
- Conducts complex legal research and renders legal opinions for use by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge and district offices.
- Plans, organizes, directs and controls work activities of the Hearings Division as assigned by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.
- Travels to district offices around the state in order to accomplish the above mentioned duties.
- Carries out such other general responsibilities and special projects as may be delegated by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.