Attorney 1/2/3 (Legal Services)
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Attorney 1/2/3 (Legal Services)
Salary
$4,099.00 - $8,044.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
208403
Department
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Opening Date
05/07/2025
Closing Date
5/12/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
Agency 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 valid Louisiana bar license in good standing.
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 aboveand 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.
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.
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.
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
EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Prepares and/or reviews the preparation and negotiation of the more complex departmental contracts, requests for proposals, Notices of Funds Availability, fiscal notes, highly complex and specialized program contracts, complex leases, and multi-level finance loans.
Prepares and/or reviews LHC policies, highly complex programmatic and procedure, federal and state legislation, program rules and regulations, and state and federal procurement provisions, program documents and correspondence, administrative rules and other program funding documents that have the effect of formal administrative rules and regulations.
Renders complex legal opinions on very specific program issues and on specialized high-level issues regarding the LHC, its Board, and its programs.
Works with all programs and departments within the LHC to determine the best course of action for the development of broad agency-wide objectives and policies. Creates formal processes used by other divisions to oversee ongoing program compliance both through funding and through asset management phases.
Conducts complex and specialized legal and policy research, including very specialized housing program and tax rules, compliance regulations, and very complex ethics, administrative, and issues of professional conflicts.
Drafts, reviews, and makes recommendations regarding the drafting of new legislation; renders opinions to legislative fiscal office regarding the fiscal impact of a proposed legislative act; and prepares or assists in the preparation of fiscal notes, may testify on the same before Legislative committees or other tribunals.
Prepares and/or directs the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to highly complex tax and housing litigation and court activities of the agency.
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, valid license to practice law in Louisiana?
Yes
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If you answered yes to the question above, please list your Bar Roll Number and the original issuance date of your license (mm/yy). If you answered no to the question above, please @type "N/A". NOTE: Failure to list the requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete.
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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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