ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR (AREA OF LAW SPECIALIST)
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ATTORNEY SUPERVISOR (AREA OF LAW SPECIALIST)
Salary
$5,751.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
DAL-ATTYSUP-082225
Department
CS-Division of Administrative Law
Opening Date
08/22/2025
Closing Date
8/29/2025 11:59 PM Central
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About this Job
The Division of Administrative (DAL) is Louisiana's centralized administrative hearings panel. When disputes arise between government agencies and those they regulate, due process hearings should be fair and impartial, convenient to citizens, and conducted professionally. DAL is independent from the agencies served, preserving fairness and impartiality in the right to administrative review.
The Area of Law Specialist/Attorney Supervisor will be responsible for supervising a group of Attorney 4 (Administrative Law Judges), overseeing an area of law (AOL), and managing a caseload.
This announcement is limited to current employees of the Division of Administrative Law only.
The ideal candidate should possess strong communication and leadership skills with a proven ability to lead effective teams and solve complex problems.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus four years of experience as a practicing attorney.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=160610) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Provides direct supervision over Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).
Approves schedules, addresses issues with time and attendance, and approves leave requests.
Signs PES documents and conducts planning sessions.
Participates in interview and hiring process of new ALJs. Makes hiring recommendations to Deputy General Counsel (DGC).
Develops and maintains materials for new ALJ training. Participate in the training of new ALJs, as assigned, and provide effective feedback on progress of new ALJs.
Identifies ALJs who require additional training in the area of law (AOL) supervised. Independently addresses training needs of an ALJ without prior approval of DGC. Notifies DGC when this occurs or when formal discipline is required.
Independently documents performance concerns of ALJs supervised or ALJs under their AOL. Notifies DGC if concern should be addressed formally. If the AOL Specialist does not directly supervise the ALJ, the AOL Specialist reports the performance concern to the DGC.
Reviews decisions, orders, and conference reports as instructed by the DGC. Maintains a list of issues that may require further training and identify any areas where ALJs seem to be deciding the same legal issue differently.
Meets regularly with other AOL Specialists and DGC. Provides guidance or instruction at the monthly meeting relative to a specific area of law. All information presented must be prior approved by the DGC.
Responsible for effective communication concerning the AOL supervised, with the direct approval of the DGC, including instructions that need to be disseminated to the ALJs, reported cases of note, update to the law, rules or regulations.
Cooperates with and assist the DGCs in ensuring that unresolved issues are addressed.
Provides memos and opinions, if called upon by the DGC, General Counsel or Director, on the impact of proposed legislation to DAL.
Job-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Detail to Special duty, Promotion from Detail, or Probation in lieu of Promotion
How to Apply:
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
Louisiana is a State as Model Employer (SAME) for individuals with disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jasmine Worley, MBA
Human Resources
P.O. Box 94111
Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Jasmine.Worley@civilservice.la.gov
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 a current Division of Administrative Law employee (DAL)?
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Do you possess a current, valid license to practice law in Louisiana?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please state your name EXACTLY as it is found in the Louisiana State Bar Membership Directory, your license number, and the issue date. If you answered no, enter N/A. IMPORTANT: Experience as a practicing attorney will only be credited after the date you give for the issue date of your law license. Failure to provide the law license issue date and other information will result in your experience not being credited, and your application will not meet minimum qualifications.
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