Closing Date: 16th May, 2024
Description:
Special Notes:A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and admittance to the Florida Bar required.
Senior Attorney positions require a minimum of two (2) years of legal experience.
One (1) year of litigation experience is preferred.
This position is located in Tallahassee.
The minimum annual salary is $75,000.00.
Employees of the A Government Entity are paid on a monthly pay cycle.
Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.
Minimum Qualifications for This Position Include the Following Required Entry Level Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and either Westlaw or Lexis/Nexis legal research tools.
Brief Description of Duties:
The Workers' Compensation section represents the Division of Workers' Compensation, especially in protecting the public from the immediate danger to public health, safety, and welfare posed by employers who fail to protect their workers by providing workers' compensation coverage. Attorneys will have early responsibility for their own litigation caseload of administrative enforcement cases, including developing case strategy, conducting discovery, and representing the Department in final hearings at the Division of Administrative Hearings. Section attorneys also handle appellate litigation, rule challenges, and advise the Division in the areas of medical services, self-insurance, injured employee assistance, and legislative analysis.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
