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Attorney 1-3Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4638560) ApplyAttorney 1-3Salary $3,904.00 - $7,658.00 MonthlyLocation Amite, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number199404Att1-3-8.28.24SSDepartmentDCFS-Department of Children and Family ServicesOpening Date08/29/2024Closing Date9/5/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationDepartment MISSIONDCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.Department VISIONWe care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people. Department VALUESTreating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.This vacancy is located in Tangipahoa parish.Special Entrance Rates have been established for the following Attorney job titles: Attorney 1 $27.08 hourly (AS-617)
Attorney 2 $28.98 hourly (AS-618)
Attorney 3 $32.02 hourly (AS-620)The referenced positions are also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours work based on specific criteria. 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. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as aAttorney 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Attorney 3 is $112,570 . Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level. 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 or a juris doctorate 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. DCFS 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 Clifford Foster via email at: [email protected] Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana. Job ConceptsFunction of Work:To assist an attorney of higher rank in the preparation of court cases and/or advisory opinions and may litigate and/or prepare advisory opinions in cases of a routine nature.Level of Work:Entry.Supervision Received:General from a higher ranking attorney, administrative law judge, or other agency administrator/executive.Supervision Exercised:None.Location of Work:May be used in all agencies.Job Distinctions:Differs from Attorney 2 by the level of supervision received and the level of expertise required in the preparation of legal opinions/courts cases assigned or hearings conducted.Examples of WorkATTORNEY:Litigates routine cases in trial and appellate courts and before administrative tribunals under the supervision of a higher ranking attorney.Assists an attorney of higher rank in preparing major or complex cases for trial by drafting pleadings, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda and briefs.Enters claims for collecting monies due the state.Assists in preparing proposed legislation.Drafts tentative rules and regulations and reviews rules, regulations, and bulletins prepared by administrative officers for conformity to the law.Investigates reports of violations of statutes and administrative rules and regulations.Prepares advisory opinions for review by a higher ranking attorney.Prepares or reviews legal documents, including contracts, licenses, deeds, and abstracts.Researches laws applicable to the above activities.To conduct hearings and to render decisions.ATTORNEYADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES/REFEREES:Convenes hearings that are of a routine nature; issues subpoenas; administers oaths; hears testimony; considers evidence; examines witnesses; maintains order; rules on motions, objections, admissibility of evidence and procedure; prepares and issues decisions and orders based upon all evidence gathered, research of pertinent statutes, pertinent jurisprudence, and independent assessment of acts based on credibility of witnesses and evidence.Conducts pre-trial conferences with the attorneys to resolve preliminary issues and narrow the scope of the hearing to the facts actually in dispute.Determines if there are jurisdictional or procedural issues to be disposed of and if so, decides the most appropriate manner (i.e. a limited hearing, an order to brief the issue, an order to amend the pleadings, a status conference, etc.) to address these issues.Secures, compiles, and maintains all records of adjudications. Ensures that accurate records are maintained in the proceedings that evidence is properly marked and included in the case record, and that audio recordings are accurately marked and properly indexed and stores.Conducts a continuous study of the current statues, regulations and case law related to areas of law for which hearings are assigned.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 leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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/YourRetirementSystem.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
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