Closing Date: 12th March, 2026
Description:
About this Job:Office of the Secretary – Office of Legal Services
The Office of the Secretary serves as the department's executive management office. The Secretary is the chief officer of the Department of Conservation and Energy (DCE), in charge of its policy, administration, and operations. The Office of the Secretary is comprised of the Office of Management and Finance, Internal Auditor, the Office of Legal Services, Public Information Office, Technology Assessment, and the State Energy Office.
The Office of Legal Services provides various legal services for all areas of DCE. They provide legal guidance to department leadership, represent the agency in court, at the Legislature, and at administrative hearings, they assist in drafting policies, regulations and orders, and they review contracts and other documents impacting DCE or the state. Additionally, the Office of Legal Services coordinates public records requests for the Department.
Minimum Qualifications:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus four 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
The Attorney Supervisor is a senior-level attorney within the Office of Legal Services (OLS) who oversees and coordinates the work of staff attorneys. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this role ensures legal services are delivered timely, consistently, and in compliance with applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating legal work; providing technical guidance and mentorship; and personally managing complex, high-impact legal matters. Additional duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of staff attorneys to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to legal standards and agency objectives.
- Manages attorney workloads, establishes priorities, and ensures timely completion of legal assignments.
- Provides ongoing technical guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback to subordinate attorneys.
- Reviews legal work products, including briefs, pleadings, memoranda, and opinions, for quality and legal sufficiency.
- Oversees litigation activities and plans, assigns, and reviews the preparation of briefs and other work incidental to litigation and court proceedings.
- Provides strategic direction on complex or high-risk litigation and administrative proceedings.
- Represents the agency in administrative hearings, mediations, and judicial proceedings as needed.
- Provides legal advice and guidance to executive leadership, division directors, and program staff on complex legal and policy matters.
- Advises on statutory interpretation, regulatory compliance, enforcement actions, and administrative procedures.
- Supports policy development and implementation to ensure legal sufficiency and consistency across the department.
- Assists in developing internal procedures, best practices, and training materials for legal staff.
- Promotes consistency in legal interpretation and application across the Department.
- Performs additional related duties in support of the agency's legal and operational objectives as directed by supervisor, Executive Counsel, and/or executive leadership.
Appointment Type: Probational
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and is open to all qualified applicants. This position requires the selected applicant to serve a minimum probationary period of twelve (12) months. A current, permanent status state employee may be required to accept a probational appointment in lieu of promotion. Additional Vacancies may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of the closing date.
Application Process:
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 applications 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 copy of your college transcript MUST be submitted by the closing date of this announcement. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application. Applicants possessing an international degree must submit an equivalency evaluation statement with their application. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Human Resources
Department of Conservation and Energy
PO Box 94396
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396
Email: _DCE-HumanResources@LA.Gov