SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43001053

Requisition No: 881912 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43001053

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43001053 

Salary:  $78,795.00 - $102,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 09/18/2026 

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

POSITION TITLE: SENIOR ATTORNEY

DIVISION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

BUREAU: WORKERS' COMPENSATION

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

A Juris Doctor (JD) Degree is required.

Additional requirements:

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

Minimum of 1 year of litigation experience is preferred.

 SPECIAL NOTES:

DFS Senior Attorneys work on a sophisticated portfolio with a high degree of private-sector relevance.

The salary range for this position is $78,795.00 -$102,000.00 with benefits (state health insurance and retirement contributions) worth approximately $29,000-$40,000 (per DMS).

Senior Attorney positions require two years of legal experience.

There is no billing requirement for this position, and it is located in Tallahassee. 

It is the agency’s goal to fill multiple vacancies with this ad. 

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:

• Leave (annual, sick, administrative) 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, see www.myfrs.com)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition waivers
• Florida Bar annual dues, contingent upon agency approval

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.

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 Workers’ Compensation section represents the Division of Workers’ Compensation in protecting the public from the immediate danger to public health, safety, and welfare posed by employers who fail to protect their workers by providing workers' compensation coverage. Attorneys will have early responsibility for their own litigation caseload of administrative enforcement cases, including developing case strategy, conducting discovery, and representing the Department in final hearings at the Division of Administrative Hearings. Section attorneys also handle appellate litigation, rule challenges, and advise the Division in the areas of medical services, self-insurance, injured employee assistance, and legislative analysis.

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.

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.