SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60074628

Requisition No: 865452 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60074628

Position Number: 60074628 

Salary:  $75,000 - $90,000 

Posting Closing Date: 12/21/2025 

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Senior Attorney

Office of the General Counsel

Department of Children and Families

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

Location: The employment address is listed as Tallahassee, FL; however, the position allows you to work from any DCF office within the State of Florida.

What you will do:

• The primary focus of this position is to support the General Counsel and Children’s Legal Services Leadership by advising on complex and nuanced Dependency issues and Child Welfare cases and appeals by providing analysis, recommendation, and proposed issue resolution.
• This position is responsible for keeping abreast of current and proposed statutory and case law impacting dependent children, including dependency law and Medicaid eligibility.
• This position will serve as primary point of contact between the Department’s Office of Child and Family Well-Being and the Office of the General Counsel on assigned special projects and children’s legal services’ cases.
• Assists the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel-Children’s Legal Services director, and the Children’s Legal Services Deputy Director and Statewide Director of Appeals, on issues of special importance to the Department or the Office of the General Counsel.
• Works with the Assistant General Counsels for the Office of Child and Family Well-Being and the Office of Economic Self Sufficiency.
• Other 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:

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• 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.

We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.

Participation in the State of Florida Direct Deposit Program is required as a condition of employment per F.S. 110.113, and enrollment must be completed within the first 30 calendar days of your appointment.

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.

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.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.