ATTORNEY-REGIONAL
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ATTORNEY-REGIONAL
Salary
$6,354.40 - $11,284.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
OS/DRT/216205
Department
LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date
01/08/2026
Closing Date
1/15/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
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About this Job
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.
Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)
Make a meaningful impact at the intersection of law and public service as a Senior Legal Counsel with the Louisiana Department of Health. These two opportunities offer experienced attorneys the chance to serve as the primary legal authority for designated LDH regions, providing high-level legal advice, consultation, and representation on complex and high-profile health law matters. In this role, you'll directly influence the operation of major statewide programs-including OPH, OBH, OCDD, Medicaid, APS, and other critical services-while partnering closely with executive leadership and senior legal staff. If you bring extensive health law experience, strong judgment, and a passion for public service, these positions offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to help shape healthcare and human services across Louisiana.
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=169780) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Serve as senior legal counsel for assigned LDH region(s), providing independent, highly technical legal advice, consultation, and representation that directly influences the operation of multiple LDH programs and facilities across multiple parishes.
Advise and support Executive Counsel, General Counsel, and Deputy General Counsels on complex, high-profile legal matters involving health law, regulatory compliance, and program operations.
Provide legal guidance to LDH program offices including Office of Public Health, Office of Behavioral Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Medicaid, Adult Protective Services, Human Resources, Office of Women's Health, and other related programs within assigned regions.
Represent the Department in all phases of the legal process, including administrative proceedings, negotiations, and coordination with state and federal entities, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Analyze, interpret, and apply state and federal health laws, regulations, and policies to support regional operations, facilities, and contracted providers.
Serve as regional legal liaison by coordinating with LDH leadership, program administrators, and external partners to resolve legal issues, mitigate risk, and support effective service delivery.
Perform related legal and administrative duties as required, including providing notary services when applicable and supporting additional regions as backup senior legal counsel to ensure continuity of legal services.
Preference may be given to applicants with extensive experience handling complex health law matters, including providing independent legal advice and representation for multi-program or multi-jurisdictional operations.
Position-Specific Details:
Location:Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment, Promotional appointment, Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)
Cost Center: 3071070203
Position Number(s): 50683451 and 50450591
Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER), as well as a Premium Pay of up to $2.00/hr for hours worked based on longevity.
Attorney-Regional - $36.66 hourly / $2,932.80 bi-weekly
How To Apply:
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.
*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
Deanda Thymes
Deanda.Thymes@la.gov
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
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.
LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp) .
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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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please @type "N/A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.
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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice law?
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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