FDC- SENIOR ATTORNEY - 70027728

Location

Tallahassee, FL | United States

Job description

Requisition No: 824044 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC- SENIOR ATTORNEY - 70027728

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70027728 

Salary: $72,939.88 - $85,199.92 annually, depending on experience. 

Posting Closing Date: 03/20/2024 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Senior Attorney – 70027728

This advertisement is for Selected Exempt Services (SES) position(s) in the Office of General Counsel located in Tallahassee. Candidates may be considered for assignment to FDC offices in other cities.

Salary Range: $72,939.88 - $85,199.92 annually, depending on experience.

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

Under the direction of Secretary Ricky D. Dixon, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is the 3rd largest state prison system in the country with a budget of 2.9 billion, approximately 80,000 inmates incarcerated and another 149,000 offenders on active community supervision. The FDC has 142 facilities and more than 20,000 staff members statewide, making it the State’s largest agency.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing legal support to the Florida Department of Corrections’ Office of Health Services and coordinates the agency’s involuntary mental health hearings under ss. 945.40-.49, Fla. Stat.
• Representing the Department of Corrections before federal and state courts and administrative bodies.
• Reviewing agency policies.
• Preparing legal pleadings in civil and administrative actions.
• Reviewing written materials for legal sufficiency.
• Serving as legal advisor to department administrators.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and drafting proposed legislation.
• The successful candidate will also be expected to render legal opinions concerning the application of state and federal statues and administrative rules.
• The successful candidate will handle telephone and written requests from agency staff for legal assistance, and will conduct legal research and issue legal opinions, as needed.
• The successful candidate in this position also represents the department and its officials in litigation matters before administrative tribunals and before state and federal courts, as requested.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for all matters related to such representation, including, but not limited to, reviewing evidence, researching law, drafting pleadings and memoranda, conducting, and responding to discovery, preparing, and interviewing witnesses, providing legal representation at the hearing or trial, writing briefs, and representing the agency at appellate oral arguments.
• The Office of the General Counsel has units that specialize in the following areas of law: litigation; contracts and procurement; environmental; employment/personnel/labor relations; inmate sentence structure; inmate grievances; civil rights; torts; health care; ethics; probation; administrative law; and public records.
• The General Counsel’s office also represents the agency in garnishment proceedings, advises department staff and provides legal representation regarding subpoenas, litigates public records requests, and responds to requests generated by the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel.
• The position will be given responsibilities in one or more of these areas at any given time, depending upon the needs of the office.
• This position will report to the Chief Legal Counsel of the Institutions and Health Services Section of the Office of the General Counsel, but applicants may be considered for vacancies in any section of the office.
• Expected to perform other tasks as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of health care law, constitutional law, civil litigation, administrative law, Florida’s legislative process, criminal sentencing, and/or open government law.
• Knowledge of legal terminology.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of jurisprudence.
• Knowledge of Florida laws and legal procedure.
• Knowledge of civil law and rules of procedure.
• Knowledge of court proceedings.
• Knowledge of Chapter 941-949 Florida Statutes.
• Skill in writing and research.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to research, summarize and provide advice on disparate legal issues as needs dictate.
• Ability to clearly explain the facts of a case and the legal issues involved.
• Strong work ethic: willingness to learn, positive attitude, and ability to work in a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to provide legal counsel.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Please note, when submitting a college/university degree, if selected for this position official transcripts will be required.

• Must be a member of the Florida Bar in good standing with at least two years of prior experience as an attorney.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the closing date.

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.

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