ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR - 79011493

Requisition No: 840151 

Agency: Business and Professional Regulations

Working Title: ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR - 79011493

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 79011493 

Salary:  $91,601.38 

Posting Closing Date: 11/13/2024 

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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

DRUGS, DEVICES, & COSMETIC UNLICENSED ACTIVITY UNIT

Position Title: ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR 
Position Number: 79011493
Hiring Salary: $91,601.38 Annually

** OPEN COMPETITIVE**

MULTIPLE POSITIONS WILL BE HIRED FROM THIS ADVERTISEMENT

Our Organization and Mission:

License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on DBPR to ensure a lot of important matters are handled well. They range from the safety of food service to the integrity of real estate transactions, to the transparency of condominium governance, and of course, the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently.  Our stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike.

 Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, the agency oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/.

The Work You Will Do:

The Office of the General Counsel, Division of Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Legal Unit, is seeking a highly motivated individual who is organized, possesses excellent writing skills, and has the ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships.  This position is located in Tallahassee, Florida.

This is a highly responsible position in the Office of the General Counsel. This position will assist the Division in enforcing chapter 499, Florida Statutes, to prevent fraud, adulteration, misbranding, or false advertising in the preparation, manufacture, repackaging, or distribution of medical drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the State of Florida.  The Division’s enforcement actions help to safeguard the public health and promote the public welfare by protecting the public from injury by product use and by merchandising deceit involving drugs, devices, and cosmetics.  For this purpose, Florida law is administered in conformity with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and regulations issued thereunder.  This position will primarily be responsible for the timely prosecution of administrative cases targeting licensed entities and unlicensed entities alike.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Evaluates investigative reports and evidence.
• Analyzes violations of statutes or administrative rules for regulated professions and recommends appropriate action.
• Research/drafts/reviews/amends pleadings, complaints, motions, dismissal orders, consent orders, settlement agreements and memoranda of law.
• Negotiates settlements.
• Reviews, edits, and evaluates proposed rule packages.
• Responds to consumer and industry inquiries.
• Analyzes bills.
• Compiles exhibits.
• Prepares witnesses to testify.
• Takes and defends depositions.
• Initiates and responds to discovery.
• Prosecutes and defends enforcement actions before the Division of Administrative Hearings and the agency's informal hearing officer.
• Prosecutes and defends final orders, emergency suspension orders, declaratory judgments, and rule waiver and variance decisions.
• Provides legal advice to division staff and other agency employees.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Skill in drafting legal documents.
• Skill in managing multiple complex cases.
• Ability to prioritize work.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to conduct legal research.
• Ability to make oral presentations in court and in large groups.
• Ability to recognize and act on emerging issues and shifting priorities.
• Ability to travel.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must have a valid driver's license; and
• Must be a member of The Florida Bar in good standing; and
• Must have at least one year of professional experience in the practice of law.

Preferred:

• Must be a member of the Florida Bar in good standing.

NOTE: THIS ADVERTISEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR POSITIONS THROUGH OUT THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.

The 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:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University

For additional benefit information, please visit the following website: http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

***Information contained in responses to Qualifying Questions concerning education, experience, knowledge, skills and/or abilities must also be disclosed on the State of Florida Employment Application. ***

Applicant Note: If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.  
NOTE: This position requires a security background check, physician assessment, drug screening, and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in order to conduct this background check.
 
Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

 
The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes.   

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
SPECIAL REMINDERS:
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov .

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

 
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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.