Attorney Supervisor (Legal Services)
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Attorney Supervisor (Legal Services)
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
DCE-OSEC-2026-218163-IGA
Department
DCE-Department of Conservation and Energy
Division
Office of the Secretary
Opening Date
03/02/2026
Closing Date
3/12/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
About this Job
Office of the Secretary - Office of Legal Services
The Office of the Secretary serves as the department's executive management office. The Secretary is the chief officer of the Department of Conservation and Energy (DCE), in charge of its policy, administration, and operations. The Office of the Secretary is comprised of the Office of Management and Finance, Internal Auditor, the Office of Legal Services, Public Information Office, Technology Assessment, and the State Energy Office.
The Office of Legal Services provides various legal services for all areas of DCE. They provide legal guidance to department leadership, represent the agency in court, at the Legislature, and at administrative hearings, they assist in drafting policies, regulations and orders, and they review contracts and other documents impacting DCE or the state. Additionally, the Office of Legal Services coordinates public records requests for the Department.
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
The Attorney Supervisor is a senior-level attorney within the Office of Legal Services (OLS) who oversees and coordinates the work of staff attorneys. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this role ensures legal services are delivered timely, consistently, and in compliance with applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating legal work; providing technical guidance and mentorship; and personally managing complex, high-impact legal matters. Additional duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of staff attorneys to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to legal standards and agency objectives.
Manages attorney workloads, establishes priorities, and ensures timely completion of legal assignments.
Provides ongoing technical guidance, mentoring, and performance feedback to subordinate attorneys.
Reviews legal work products, including briefs, pleadings, memoranda, and opinions, for quality and legal sufficiency.
Oversees litigation activities and plans, assigns, and reviews the preparation of briefs and other work incidental to litigation and court proceedings.
Provides strategic direction on complex or high-risk litigation and administrative proceedings.
Represents the agency in administrative hearings, mediations, and judicial proceedings as needed.
Provides legal advice and guidance to executive leadership, division directors, and program staff on complex legal and policy matters.
Advises on statutory interpretation, regulatory compliance, enforcement actions, and administrative procedures.
Supports policy development and implementation to ensure legal sufficiency and consistency across the department.
Assists in developing internal procedures, best practices, and training materials for legal staff.
Promotes consistency in legal interpretation and application across the Department.
Performs additional related duties in support of the agency's legal and operational objectives as directed by supervisor, Executive Counsel, and/or executive leadership.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:Probational
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and is open to all qualified applicants. This position requires the selected applicant to serve a minimum probationary period of twelve (12) months. A current, permanent status state employee may be required to accept a probational appointment in lieu of promotion. Additional Vacancies may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of the closing date.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
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 applications 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.
A copy of your college transcript MUST be submitted by the closing date of this announcement. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.Applicants possessing an international degree must submit an equivalency evaluation statement with their application. This may be done by way of an attachment to your online application.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Human Resources
Department of Conservation and Energy
PO Box 94396
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9396
Email:_DCE-HumanResources@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
Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
1201 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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