ATTORNEY 1-3

About this Job

Minimum Qualifications

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Litigates routine cases in trial and appellate courts and before administrative tribunals under the supervision of a higher ranking attorney.
• Assists an attorney of higher rank in preparing major or complex cases for trial by drafting pleadings, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda and briefs.
• Enters claims for collecting monies due the state.
• Assists in preparing proposed legislation.
• Drafts tentative rules and regulations and reviews rules, regulations, and bulletins prepared by administrative officers for conformity to the law.
• Investigates reports of violations of statutes and administrative rules and regulations.
• Prepares advisory opinions for review by a higher ranking attorney.
• Prepares or reviews legal documents, including contracts, licenses, deeds, and abstracts.
• Researches laws applicable to the above activities.
• To conduct hearings and to render decisions.

• This position is eligible for retention pay of up to $1.00 per hour for each hour worked.

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title and NOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

• Applications submitted without the education and /or work experience sections completed will be considered incomplete and will not be considered. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
• 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 experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited.
• If using college experience to qualify, a copy of your college transcript MUST be submitted by the closing date of this announcement. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application and/or by fax/mail. Applicants possessing an international degree must submit an equivalency evaluation statement with their application. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.
  Transcripts can either be mailed or faxed to the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service. Fax: 225-219-1041. Mailing Address: Department of State Civil Service, P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
• 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.
• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.