Attorney-General Counsel 1
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Attorney-General Counsel 1
Salary
$6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Promotion
Job Number
215609
Department
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Opening Date
12/10/2025
Closing Date
12/15/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
At Louisiana Housing Corporation, our mission is to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted an opportunity to obtain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing. We are transforming communities and changing lives. Each day this ongoing challenge is met by a dedicated staff of professionals who allocate federal and state funds to help low to-moderate-income citizens make their housing dreams a reality.
Only permanent classified Louisiana Housing Corporation employees are eligible to apply for this Internal promotion and you must be in possession of a valid license to practice law in the state of Louisiana.
This candidate provides supervision of legal staff and technical assistance to the LHC Board of Directors, Executive Management and all Program Administrators and Managers within the Corporation for various major and extensive programs, including, but not limited to, and other housing and building programs.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus six 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=171500) .
Job Duties and Other Information
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Plan, organize, direct, and control the work activity and assignments of all subordinate staff.
Provide an overall review of the technical legal work being performed and assigned to subordinate staff.
Render final decisions and opinions on all technical legal interpretations of policy and regulations of the corporation and work closely with the Attorney General's office in obtaining legal clarification and interpretation on controversial federal and state law rulings.
Serve as the lead counsel on all program litigation and represent the Corporation in more complex and important litigation before state and federal courts and administrative tribunals.
Oversee the preparation and review of all contracts and bid requirements to see that the Corporation and state statutory standards are satisfied.
Assist the Director of Governmental Affairs with the analysis and interpretation of existing and proposed legislation to determine its impact on the Corporation's policies, practices, programs, and operations.
How to Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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.
Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
All candidates for hire must undergo a drug screening and complete a background screening.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Louisiana Housing Corporation
2415 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Human Resources Department
cstanley@lhc.la.gov
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
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.
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
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".
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State of Louisiana
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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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