ATTORNEY-DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 2
Job details
- Location
- East Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $90,480 - $177,504/yr
- Posted
- 3 weeks ago
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
Department MISSION
To protect children, empower families, and strengthen communities so every child grows up safe, stable, and strong.
Department VISION
A future where every child thrives in a loving environment, supported by empowered families and resilient communities.
Department VALUES
Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
Join Our Team at DCFS: Attorney Deputy General Counsel 2 (CSE)
The incumbent of this position will serve as primary assistant in agency legal matters involving the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Child Support Enforcement Section (CSE) relative to litigation and all programmatic issues involving the child support enforcement program relative to paternity establishment, child support and medical support establishment, collection and enforcement matters, limited only by the general supervision of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and General Counsel of DCFS.
Position Duties
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus five years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Minimum Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Other Qualifications
Job Duties:
- Organizes, directs, and implements legal and administrative actives to provide legal support services to the clients.
- Directs and supervises the institution, prosecution, defense and/or interventions of any program related lawsuit or administrative hearing affecting CSE.
- Legally reviews and drafts legislation and rulemaking related to CSE.
- Serves as liaison and legal resource between DCFS and the legislative committees on legal matters involving CSE.
- Provides legal analysis and interpretations of state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations to ensure agency compliance and assists staff with implementation.
- Represents the agency at meetings and conferences with federal agencies, other state agencies, District Attorney Offices, political subdivisions, advisory groups and other stakeholder groups.
- Directly supervises five (5) attorney supervisors who collectively supervise attorneys statewide.
- Performs any and all other duties and handles special projects as assigned by the General Counsel and generally assists in all other legal matters of DCFS when required or when requested.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. 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 or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.
Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.
Work Location: East Baton Rouge ParishHow 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 this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
Tra'lecia Holmes
Department of Children and Family ServicesTra'[email protected]
Benefits
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 at https://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.
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 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
Supplemental Questions
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- No
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- No
Required Question
Agency Information
EmployerState of LouisianaAddress 1201 N 3rd StBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 Phone(866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm