Attorney-General Counsel 1

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　　Attorney-General Counsel 1

　　Salary

　　$6,271.00 - $12,296.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Baton Rouge, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　189280

　　Department

　　LA Real Estate Commission

　　Opening Date

　　01/22/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/1/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Supplemental Information

　　No Civil Service test score or assessment 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.

　　Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

　　Real Estate Commission is a state as a model employer (SAME) agency to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

　　For further information about this vacancy contact:

　　Tiffany Williams

　　Real Estate Commission

　　[email protected] ([email protected])

　　225-925-1923 ext 1236

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana, plus six years of experience as a practicing attorney.

　　Job Concepts

　　Function of Work:

　　To serve as the chief legal counsel to a department having a small attorney work force and having a limited scope in that the legal issues primarily impact the same department.

　　Level of Work:

　　Administrator.

　　Supervision Received:

　　Administrative direction from an agency administrator/executive.

　　Supervision Exercised:

　　May supervise lower level attorneys or other professional legal staff.

　　Location of Work:

　　Predominantly used in the twenty major state agencies.

　　Job Distinctions:

　　Differs from Attorney Supervisor by serving as administrator of Department legal program and attorney workforce.

　　Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 2 by the size and scope of legal programs.

　　Examples of Work

　　Serves as the chief legal counsel of a legal division.

　　Represents the department in more complex and important litigation such as precedent cases before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.

　　Prepares and/or reviews the preparation and negotiation of the more complex departmental contracts, requests for proposal and other legal documents.

　　Plans, organizes, directs and controls all work activities of the division.

　　Selects and assigns staff, identifies staff development needs and assures that training is obtained.

　　Prepares and/or directs the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to litigation and court work.

　　Drafts and directs the drafting of new legislation; may testify on the same before legislative committees and other tribunals.

　　Develops or directs the development of budget recommendations for the division.

　　Renders final opinion upon the legality and propriety of all rules and regulations of the department, and other matters pertaining thereto.

　　Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

　　As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

　　Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

　　Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

　　More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

　　Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

　　New Year's Day

　　Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

　　Mardi Gras,

　　Good Friday,

　　Memorial Day,

　　Independence Day,

　　Labor Day,

　　Veteran's Day,

　　Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

　　* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

　　State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

　　Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

　　Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

　　Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

　　Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

　　Agency

　　State of Louisiana

　　Address

　　For agency contact information, please refer to

　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

　　http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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