Attorney Supervisor (Legal Services)
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Attorney Supervisor (Legal Services)
Salary
$5,751.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
208045
Department
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Opening Date
04/04/2025
Closing Date
4/9/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
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Supplemental Information
Agency's Mission: The Louisiana Housing Corporation' s mission is to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted an opportunity to obtain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing.
This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Job appointment or Probational appointment.
You must possess a current license to practice law in the state of Louisiana and have at least four years as a practicing attorney in order to be considered for this position.
No Civil Service test score is required in order 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.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
NOTE: All candidates for hire must undergo a drug screening and complete a background screening.
Louisiana Housing Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model for individuals with disabilities. LHC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any @type.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Louisiana Housing Corporation
2415 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
cstanley@lhc.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus four years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To directly supervise a minimum of two Attorney positions and/or equivalent level legal area professionals.
Level of Work:
Supervisor.
Supervision Received:
Broad direction from a higher ranking attorney or administrator.
Supervision Exercised:
Line over lower ranking attorneys or equivalent level professional subordinates related to the legal process.
Location of Work:
May be used by all agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from lower level Attorney jobs by supervision exercised.
Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 1 by absence of authority for all activities of the Office of General Counsel in an agency.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Supervise and mentor a team of attorneys, ensuring their professional development and performance goals are met.
Provide legal counsel and guidance concerning grant management, real estate, and housing regulations.
Interprets state and federal statutory and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance by the Corporation with all applicable statues and regulations and that LHC's activities are compliant with relevant codes, regulations, and applicable federal, state, and local laws, including those of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Ensures compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Laws, the Violence Against Women's Act, and other relevant federal, state, and local laws fair housing and discrimination laws.
Renders complex legal opinions on particular program issues and on specialized high-level issues regarding the LHC, its Board, and its programs.
Maintain knowledge of HUD laws, regulations and requirements, in addition to other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to the agency's operations.
Led counsel for Disaster Recovery, Agency Properties, and Housing Trust Fund.
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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Are you in possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana? If you answered yes, please list your Bar Roll Number and the original issuance date of your license (mm/yy). If you answered no, to the question, please @type "N/A". Note: Failure to list the requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete.
Required Question
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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