Attorney- General Counsel 1

About this position:
Louisiana Real Estate Commission is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Tiffany Williams
Louisiana Real Estate Commission
[email protected]
225-925-1923 ext1236

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana, plus six years of experience as a practicing attorney.

Function of Work:
To serve as the chief legal counsel to a department having a small attorney work force and having a limited scope in that the legal issues primarily impact the same department.

Level of Work:
Administrator.

Supervision Received:
Administrative direction from an agency administrator/executive.

Supervision Exercised:
May supervise lower level attorneys or other professional legal staff.

Location of Work:
Predominantly used in the twenty major state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Attorney Supervisor by serving as administrator of Department legal program and attorney workforce.

Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 2 by the size and scope of legal programs.Serves as the chief legal counsel of a legal division.

Represents the department in more complex and important litigation such as precedent cases before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.

Prepares and/or reviews the preparation and negotiation of the more complex departmental contracts, requests for proposal and other legal documents.

Plans, organizes, directs and controls all work activities of the division.

Selects and assigns staff, identifies staff development needs and assures that training is obtained.

Prepares and/or directs the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to litigation and court work.

Drafts and directs the drafting of new legislation; may testify on the same before legislative committees and other tribunals.

Develops or directs the development of budget recommendations for the division.

Renders final opinion upon the legality and propriety of all rules and regulations of the department, and other matters pertaining thereto.