SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43000973

Requisition No: 839053 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43000973

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43000973 

Salary:  $75,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/22/2024 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

BUREAU: LITIGATION & SPECIAL PROJECTS

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

SPECIAL NOTES:

A Juris Doctor (JD) Degree is required.

Additional requirements:

• Admittance to the Florida Bar.
• Two (2) years of legal experience

Litigation experience preferred.

This position is located in Tallahassee.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Minimum salary is $75,000.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

Some of the benefits include:

*Highly skilled, professional environment

*Career Growth                                   

*Student Loan Forgiveness Program (Eligibility Required)

*Healthcare Benefits

*Tuition Fee Waivers (Accepted by major Florida colleges/universities)

*Leave Benefits

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and either Westlaw or Lexis/Nexis legal research tools.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

 The Litigation & Special Projects section represents the CFO and the Department in civil and administrative litigation and provides legal counsel to the Divisions of Risk Management and Consumer Services, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate, and the Office of the Inspector General. This section also handles personnel litigation, including oversight of outside counsel, and special projects. Attorneys in this section are involved in challenging and often high-profile matters which includes representation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, formal and informal administrative hearings, and other tribunals. This section is responsible for all Department final orders and attorneys often provide briefings for senior leadership. Attorneys in the Litigation & Special Projects section enjoy a high caliber, dynamic law practice without billable hours, which allows for an excellent work/life balance.

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 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.