SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60074334
Requisition No: 886039
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60074334
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 60074334
Salary: $75,000 - $85,000
Posting Closing Date: 11/22/2026
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Senior Attorney
Office of General Counsel
Department of Children and Families
Any DCF Location
Open Competitive
Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.
Salary:
- Attorney (less than 2 years of experience): $75,000 - $80,000
- Senior Attorney (2+ years of experience): $80,000 - $85,000
What you will do:
- Responds to oral and written requests for legal opinions regarding Florida's public records and open meetings laws.
- Processes requests (for public information or public records) from various sources including media, lawyers, advocacy groups, private citizens, and other state agency employees. Most requests require multiple written or oral communications with the requester, as well as multiple communications with department staff. Communications occur both during and after regular work hours.
- Seeks out and identifies potential legal problems in the department's planning, operation and administration, mainly in the areas of public records and open meetings laws. Acts as consultant to department management and other department personnel on these issues.
- Develops and presents various types of curriculum for instruction on Florida's public records and open meetings laws. Each curriculum is tailored to what is needed in different program areas within the department.
- Represents the department in litigation involving public records or open meetings. Also, assists regional attorneys who are involved in similar litigation.
- Negotiates and mediates public records disputes between the department and public records requestors.
- Works with department personnel in reviewing proposed legislation which may effect the operation or administration of the department.
- Reviews existing statutes, rules or caselaw for purpose of proposing any remedial legislation.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Member of the Florida Bar
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Tuition waivers;
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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Nearest Major Market: Tallahassee