ATTORNEY 4
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Description: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service is at the momment seeking for ATTORNEY 4 right now, this job will be situated in Louisiana. For complete informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana, plus four years of experience as a practicing attorney.
The Division o! f Administration Office of General Counsel has one vacancy. This job title has been assigned a Pay Grade of AS 621. No Civil Service test score is needed to be considered. The incumbent represents the Division of Administration in complex, important litigation before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals, in cases involving the State's Capital Construction directed by the Office of Facility Planning & Control. This includes construction projects throughout Louisiana and arising from all executive branch agencies, as well as colleges and universities and the judiciary. The incumbent's primary duty is to provide litigation and transactional legal support to the Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning & Control. The incumbent must possess a thorough knowledge of, and have experience with, construction law, public bid law, public lien law, administrative procedure act, procurement code, professional, personal, consulting and social services pro! curement code, and the public works act, so as to review, asse! ss and opine on issues presented to Facility Planning & Control. Incumbent must possess specialized technical knowledge of construction practices, construction economics, and accounting, as well as knowledge of fidelity and surety law relating to construction activities. Incumbent must have litigation experience in both federal and state court, both at the trial and appellate court level. Incumbent must have an understanding of the American Institute of Architects construction documents and supplemental conditions for use in State construction contracts. The incumbent is expected to review, analyze and interpret construction reports and test results of architects, engineers and laboratories from a legal standpoint and provide advice. Incumbent will monitor construction activities and works to ensure construction progress as scheduled and according to specifications. Incumbent is expected to negotiate and prepare documents such as assignment contracts, cooperative endeavors,! surety takeover agreements for construction contracts and specialized emergency agreements. Other duties include attending legislative hearings regarding proposed legislation pertaining to the Division and/or Facility Planning & Control, and to assist the Office of Facility Planning & Control with the interpretation and implementation of new legislation, and will provide legal advice to the Office of Community Development relative to the Community Development Block Grant program. It is the policy of the Division of Administration to conduct a criminal history check on all new hires or any current employee changing positions including laterals, promotions, demotions and transfers. Prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing also. All prospective new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-verify system.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply†link above and complete an electronic a! pplication which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opp! ortunities. Although applying online through LA Careers is the preferred method, paper applications will still be accepted. Please Note: text resumes are not accepted for this job application process. OLD VERSIONS OF THE PAPER APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED .
The current version of the paper application is available for download: http://www.civilservice.la.gov/Forms/EmploymentApplication.pdf
Paper applications should be mailed to:
Division of Administration
Attn: Human Resources
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Paper applications must include supplemental questions and reference the following job number: OGC 080113 KA . Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application not being considered. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.! Application Status Message What it Means Application received Your application has been submitted successfully. Checking for required test score We are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test. Evaluating experience Your application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Eligible for consideration You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position. Referred to hiring manager for review Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview. Position filled Someone has been selected for the position. Position canceled The agency has decided not to fill the position. For further information about this posting, please contact: Karlita Anderson, HR Specialist Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources Karlita.anderson2@la.gov
Job Concepts:
Function of Work:
To serve as a! senior attorney in a legal unit and serve as a specialist of the most ! complex law areas (as determined by an agency allocation criteria memo with the Department of Civil Service).
Level of Work:
Program Manager.
Supervision Received:
Broad review from an Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 1 or equivalent/higher ranking attorney, administrative law judge, or other agency administrator/executive. Note: Attorney 4's should not report to an Attorney Supervisor.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise a lower ranking attorney or administrative law judge.
Location of Work:
May be used by all agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from other Attorney jobs by the level of independence exercised, supervision received, supervision exercised, and the complexity of the specialized programmatic areas or hearings conducted in accordance with Civil Service Allocation Criteria Memo. The Attorney 4 is intended to be a specialist level. Not all staff level positions wil! l be allocated to the Attorney 4 job.
Differs from Deputy General Counsel 1 by subordinate relationship.
Examples of Work:
ATTORNEY:
Represent a department in highly complex and high profile litigation before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.
Represent the agency in complex procedural and substantive legal and regulatory proceedings involving multiple scientific, technical, regulatory, and legal issues combined.
To independently conduct evidentiary public hearings on issues pertaining to major program areas.
May serve as lead-worker over attorneys of lower rank. May supervise a lower ranking attorney or an administrative law judge.
Prepares and reviews the preparation and negotiation of contracts, requests for proposal, and other legal documents.
Drafts and reviews the drafting of new legislation.
Advise department officials on their highest profile and compl! ex legal problems.
Serves as chief regional/district legal cou! nsel for a state department/agency/office having program offices, in an assigned geographic region, and is responsible for independently providing highly technical legal direction, advice, assistance, consultation, representation and having a direct influence on the operations of the regional/district program offices.
ATTORNEY/ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES/REFEREES:
Conducts public, adversarial, evidentiary hearings throughout the state involving a constitutionally protected property right and involving various, highly complex legal issues in which cases, there is no opportunity for another evidentiary hearing; examines or cross examines witnesses as necessary to fully develop the facts; rules on the admissibility of evidence; rules on procedural matters; administers the oath to witnesses and maintains decorum.
Independently weighs the testimonial and documentary evidence presented, assesses the credibility of witnesses, and determines the facts.
Researches and interprets the applicable law and jurisprudence; applies the law to the facts found and independently reaches a decision; prepares and issues a formal written opinion containing findings of fact, conclusions of law, the rationale for the decision and the judgment, which judgment is binding on the parties unless judicial review is sought.
Develops an accurate record of the proceedings by insuring: that the proceedings are recorded; that the exhibits offered, proffered or introduced into evidence are adequately marked for identification and are physically placed in the record; that the sound recordings are accurately labeled; and that an index of testimony is prepared indicating at what point on what tape each witness testified and the nature of the examination. Decides whether, as a matter of law, the case should be disposed of without a hearing on the merits and orders limitations on the scope of the hearing; decides whether requested s! ubpoenas are relevant and orders/declines the issuance of subpoenas; de! cides whether there is good cause shown and grants/denies requests for continuance.
Determines nature and scope of hearing by reading the file and researching the applicable law; estimates length of hearing; schedules cases for hearing.
Conducts a continuous study of applicable law and judicial decisions.
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