ATTORNEY - GENERAL COUNSEL 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4828199) Apply  ATTORNEY - GENERAL COUNSEL 2 Salary $6,710.00 - $13,158.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 418-205643-SAJ Department DPS-Office of Management & Finance Opening Date 02/11/2025 Closing Date 2/16/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the Department of Public Safety, Office of Management and Finance - Office of Legal Affairs in East Baton Rouge Parish. **This vacancy is a PROMOTIONAL opportunity for permanent employees of The Department of Public Safety.** 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in the place of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Only information contained within the official application will be used to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Additional information will not be accepted after the posting has closed* In the event there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews. For more information, please contact: Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Samantha Johnson P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA 70896 Email: Samantha.Johnson@la.gov If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations. NOTE: THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST TAKE AND PASS A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf) _ Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus six years of experience as a practicing attorney. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as the chief legal counsel of a department having an attorney workforce of certain size and scope, or by having a legal program which predominately impacts many state departments, OR To serve as a general counsel for the Department of Civil Service. Level of Work: Administrator. Supervision Received: Administrative direction from an agency administrator/executive. Supervision Exercised: Line over Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 1 and/or lower level attorneys. Department of Civil Service general counsel may have line supervision over lower level attorneys. Location of Work: Office of Workers Compensation or any agency having a legal division of certain size and scope, or by having a legal program which predominately impacts many state departments. Size of attorney workforce is determined by Louisiana State Department of Civil Service. Job Distinctions: Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 1 by larger size and scope of legal programs, or by having a legal program which predominately impacts many state departments. Differs from Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 1 by having authority for entire agency legal division. Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 3 by smaller size and scope of legal programs. Examples of Work Serves as chief legal counsel of a large legal division; size is set by Louisiana State Department of Civil Service. Represents the department in more complex and important litigation such as precedent cases before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals. Drafts and directs the drafting of new legislation. Testifies on the same before legislative committees and other 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. Develops or directs the development of budget recommendations for the division. Directs the selection and assignment of subordinate 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. Renders final opinion upon the 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 01 This job is a promotional opportunity which is only open to CURRENT employees of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (DPS) that are currently classified and permanent (non-state employees, WAE, job appointment or employees still in probation status are not eligible ) Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (DPS)? + Yes + No 02 To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services? + Yes + No 03 If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered no to the above question, enter N/A. 04 Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license? + Yes + No 05 Do you possess a current, valid license to practice law in Louisiana? + Yes + No 06 If you answered yes to the question above, please list your Bar Roll Number and the ORIGINAL issuance date of your license (mm/yy). If you answered no to the question above, please type "N/A". ******NOTE: Experience as a practicing attorney is only credited on and after the issue date of the law license. Failure to provide this date will result in no experience credited towards the minimum qualifications******* Required Question Employer 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email