FAIR HEARING ATTORNEY - 67016588

Requisition No: 862790 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: FAIR HEARING ATTORNEY - 67016588

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67016588 

Salary:  $70,000.00 to $85,000.00 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/08/2025 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Senior Attorney - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

WORKING TITLE: Fair Hearing Attorney

POSITION NUMBER: 67016588

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office in the area it serves.

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 eligible 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.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$ 70,000.00- $85,000.00 Annually                       $2,692.30 - $3,269.23 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This Fair Hearing Attorney position is under the direct supervision of the Attorney Supervisor, in the Office of the General Counsel, and provides legal representation to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (Agency) in the area of consumer services and supports and Medicaid-related litigation in various forums before the Department of Children and Families Office of Appeal Hearings, the Division of Administrative Hearings, as well as other state or appellate courts, as required.

The Work You Will Do 

The Fair Hearing Attorney will represent the Agency’s regional and state office staff who determine program eligibility and levels of services and supports for the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) iBudget Waiver program, and related Medicaid determinations by the Agency, for individuals with qualifying developmental disabilities. The Fair Hearing Attorney will analyze Waiver legal issues and provide legal advice and guidance. The Fair Hearing Attorney will provide training to Agency staff as needed on Waiver procedures and hearings.

The Fair Hearing Attorney’s representation of the Agency shall be conducted with a high degree of professionalism. The Fair Hearing Attorney shall exercise sound independent professional judgment, with a minimal amount of supervision, in a manner that is timely, well-researched, thorough, and diligent.

The Fair Hearing Attorney shall perform a variety of complicated legal services, including analyzing legal issues, providing sound legal advice and guidance on complex Agency issues, and timely responding to oral and written requests from Agency personnel, as directed by the Attorney Supervisor, or other OGC leadership. In providing legal advice to the Agency, the Fair Hearing Attorney shall adequately explore the underlying facts, engage in discussions with appropriate staff, carefully research the law, as applicable, to furnish proper legal guidance to the Agency.

The Fair Hearing Attorney shall conduct legal research, interpret statutes, review regulations, rules, relevant handbooks, operating procedures, as necessary, to carry out professional duties and responsibilities in advising the Agency in legal matters.

The Fair Hearing Attorney will provide training to Agency staff as needed on relevant procedures and hearings. The Fair Hearing Attorney is required to manage the administrative tasks associated with this position such as scheduling hearings, maintaining calendars, preparing evidence packages, coordinating witnesses, et cetera.

The Fair Hearing Attorney is required to travel, as needed.

The Fair Hearing Attorney may also be required, as directed by the Attorney Supervisor, or other OGC leadership, to:

· Handle other cases besides Fair Hearing Cases.

· Prepare reports.

· Travel.

· Perform other duties, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to travel for work purposes · To support the goal of establishing APD as the most sought-after place to work in Florida, the employee will create an environment that cultivates people and transforms teams by increasing transparency and providing opportunities for professional development. The employee actively works to demonstrates the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and leads others to embody the same. The team member lacks excessive ego, shares credit, is self-motivating and exercises good judgement and intuition around the subtleties of group dynamics.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Legal terminology.

• Florida laws and legal procedure, including administrative procedures and practices.

• Public records and their exemptions, HIPAA, Medicaid, and laws and ethics in government. (Preferred)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat.

Ability to:

• Provide legal counsel and represent the Agency at the administrative and appellate level.

• Perform legal research and prepare various legal documents.

• Interpret state and federal legislation, laws, and rules.

• Employ legal reasoning and to foresee possible legal problems.

• Communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing.

• Engage in alternative dispute resolution.

• Deal tactfully and courteously with the public, including unrepresented litigants.

• Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments independently for a high volume caseload.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Conduct meetings and to make presentations.

• Ability to travel.

• Learn and adapt to continually evolving software and technology.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

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 suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

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.