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ID #53040008
Estado Louisiana
Ciudad Baton rouge
Full-time
Salario USD TBD TBD
Fuente Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
Showed 2024-12-09
Fecha 2024-12-10
Fecha tope 2025-02-08
Categoría Etcétera
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Attorney Deputy General Counsel 2

Louisiana, Baton rouge, 70801 Baton rouge USA
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Attorney Deputy General Counsel 2Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4753232) ApplyAttorney Deputy General Counsel 2Salary $6,271.00 - $12,296.00 MonthlyLocation Baton Rouge, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number203546AttDepGenCoun2-12.6.24SSDepartmentDCFS-Department of Children and Family ServicesOpening Date12/09/2024Closing Date12/14/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental InformationDepartment MISSIONDCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.Department VISIONWe care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.Department VALUESTreating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.This vacancy is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.The Deputy General Counsel for Child Support Enforcement serves as primary assistant in agency legal matters involving the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Child Support Enforcement Section (CSE) relative to litigation and all programmatic issues involving the child support enforcement program relative to paternity establishment, child support and medical support establishment, collection and enforcement matters. The Deputy General Counsel CSE performs highly responsible professional and administrative duties, assisting in all CSE legal activities of DCFS and assisting the General Counsel in supervision, organizing and coordinating all CSE legal matters in which the agency has an interest or is a party.This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months.Youmustinclude all relevant education and experience on your official State application.Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application.The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experienceWILL NOTbe evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each jobthe specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities". For additional information about this vacancy, please contact Andrea Ross Sanfordvia e-mail atAndrea.Ross.DCFS@La.Gov.Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana, plus five years of experience as a practicing attorney.Job ConceptsFunction of Work:To serve as a principal assistant to either an AttorneyGeneral Counsel 3 or the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.Level of Work:Manager.Supervision Received:Broad direction from an AttorneyGeneral Counsel 3 or Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.Supervision Exercised:Line over lower ranking attorneys or judges and support staff.Location of Work:Office of Workers' Compensation or any of the twenty major agencies having a legal division of certain size and scope.Job Distinctions:Differs from Workers' Compensation Judge and Attorney Supervisor by responsibility for serving as the principal assistant to the AttorneyGeneral Counsel 3 (Workers' Compensation Chief Judge).Differs from AttorneyGeneral Counsel 3 by subordinate relationship.Differs from AttorneyDeputy General Counsel 1 by serving as the primary assistant to an AttorneyGeneral Counsel 3.Examples of WorkAssists the chief legal counsel of one of the largest legal divisions in administrative and/or legal matters.Represents the department in more complex and important litigation before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.Drafts and reviews the drafting of new legislation. May testify on the same before legislative committees and other tribunals.Prepares and reviews the preparation and negotiation of departmental contracts, requests for proposal and other legal documents.Plans, organizes, directs and controls work activities of the division as assigned by the General Counsel.Develops or assists in the development of budget recommendations for the division.Coordinates the selection and assignment of subordinate staff, identifies staff development needs and assures that training is obtained.Prepares and may review the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to litigation and court work.Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge with administration of the Hearings Division of the Office of Workers' Compensation, and with supervision of the Workers' Compensation Judges, Mediators, and staff.Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge with the development, implementation and monitoring of programs, policies and procedures of the Hearings Division.Assists in the preparation of manuals governing the procedures and operation of the offices.Represents the agency at meetings and conferences with federal agencies, other state agencies, political subdivisions, advisory groups and other employer/employee organizations in the absence of the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.Speaks at seminars and conferences on Workers' Compensation issues as needed. Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge in maintaining a record of all written decisions of the Workers' Compensation Judges and in compiling and disseminating them to the district offices.Assists the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge in reviewing the quality and correctness of decisions rendered by the Workers' Compensation Judges and makes recommendations concerning training as necessary.Acts as a legal resource to the public by replying to complex inquiries from employers, employees, legislators and other public entities concerning official procedures, interpretations and policies of the Office of Workers' Compensation.Drafts and makes recommendations concerning new legislation relating to the programs within the Hearings Division, reviews and recommends changes to the Hearing Officer Rules and Regulations as necessary.Conducts complex legal research and renders legal opinions for use by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge and district offices.Plans, organizes, directs and controls work activities of the Hearings Division as assigned by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.Travels to district offices around the state in order to accomplish the above mentioned duties.Carries out such other general responsibilities and special projects as may be delegated by the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veteran's Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

AgencyState of LouisianaAddressFor agency contact information, please refer tothe supplemental information above.Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802Phone(866) 783-5462Websitehttp://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfmApplyPlease verify your email addressVerify Email

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