Attorney 1 - 4
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Attorney 1 - 4
Salary
$4,693.87 - $8,044.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
OS/DRT/208024
Department
LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date
04/04/2025
Closing Date
4/9/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
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Supplemental Information
The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.
This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish
Announcement Number: OS/DRT/208024
Cost Center: 3071070203
Position Number(s): 50654095
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Job appointment, Probationary or Promotional appointment.
(Job appointments are temporary appointments that may last up to 48 months)
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) starting salary of:
Attorney 1 - $27.08 hr / $2,166.40 bi-weekly
Attorney 2 - $28.98 hr / $2,318.40 bi-weekly
Attorney 3 - $32.02 hr / $2,561.60 bi-weekly
Attorney 4 - $34.26 hr / $2,740.80 bi-weekly
This position comes with a Premium Pay Rateof up to $2.00 per hour as follows for hours worked only and based on years of service at the Louisiana Department of Health-Office of the Secretary within job titles, Attorney 1 - 4:
0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour
2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour
4 years or greater - $2.00/hour
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Attorney 1, 2, 3 or 4 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Attorney 4 is $126,547. Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
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.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Deanda Thymes
Deanda.Thymes@la.gov
LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES
BATON ROUGE, LA 70821
225 342-6477
This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To assist an attorney of higher rank in the preparation of court cases and/or advisory opinions and may litigate and/or prepare advisory opinions in cases of a routine nature.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
General from a higher ranking attorney, administrative law judge, or other agency administrator/executive.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used in all agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Attorney 2 by the level of supervision received and the level of expertise required in the preparation of legal opinions/courts cases assigned or hearings conducted.
Examples of Work
Incumbent serves as an attorney to the State of Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) in a highly responsible legal, consultative, administrative capacity as an attorney in the Bureau of Legal Services, at headquarters, providing legal support services to the Office of Management and Finance. Incumbent services as specialized legal counsel within the LDH Bureau of Legal Services section and to the Office of Management and Finance on legal matters/issues/litigation relating to areas of federal and state law pertaining to Medicaid and the Office of Management and Finance. Specifically, incumbent provides highly technical legal advice, assistance, and consultation to the following programs/offices within LDH: (1) Medicaid Financial Eligibility; (2) Medicaid Financial Eligibility Appeals and (3) Medicaid Unwind. Incumbent will work extensively with program staff of the Medicaid Program. Incumbent will assist with special litigation projects involving state or federal Medicaid issues and litigation projects of Department-wide impact or significance. This position serves in a legal, consultative, and administrative capacity within the Bureau of Legal Services.
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 leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays 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 Governor
State 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/Your\Retirement\System.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
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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice law?
Yes
No
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If you answered 'YES' to the question above, please list the license TYPE, NUMBER, ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE, and EXPIRATION DATE. If you answered 'NO', enter N/A. NOTEORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your license.
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Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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