SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43000398

MyFlorida • Tallahassee, FL • 1d ago

Date: Jul 10, 2026

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce\operations/human\resource\management/for\job\applicants/e\verify) .

Requisition No: 879170

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43000398

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 43000398

Salary: $78,795.00 - $102,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 08/09/2026

Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/)

OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

DIVISION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

BUREAU: CRIMINAL LAW & FALSE CLAIMS

CITY: TALLAHASSEE

COUNTY: LEON

Requirements:

Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Admittance to the Florida Bar.

Two (2) years of legal experience.

Preferences:

Three (3) years of experience as a practicing attorney.

Three (3) years of experience as a state or federal criminal prosecutor, public defender, or criminal defense attorney.

Three (3) years of experience in white collar, economic crime, or insurance fraud, as a law enforcement agency legal advisor, insurance defense, or government or relator's counsel in state or federal qui tam actions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of Microsoft Office and either Westlaw or Lexis/Nexis legal research tools.

SPECIAL NOTES:

It is the agency's goal to fill multiple vacancies with this ad. These positions are located in Tallahassee.

The salary range for this position is $78,795.00 -$102,000.00 with benefits (state health insurance and retirement contributions) worth approximately $29,000-$40,000 (per DMS).

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Valid driver's license required.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA :

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

Highly skilled, professional environment.

Career Growth.

Student Loan Forgiveness Program (Eligibility Required).

Healthcare benefits, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.

Leave benefits (annual, sick, administrative).

Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.

Tuition Fee Waivers (accepted by major Florida colleges/universities).

Florida Bar annual dues, contingent upon agency approval.

Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES :

The Criminal Law & False Claims attorneys are legal advisors to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID). This section advises sworn and non-sworn investigators state-wide on insurance fraud, public assistance fraud, workers' compensation fraud, theft of state resources, unclaimed property fraud, public corruption, and fire, arson, and explosives investigations. The section also represents the CFO's interest in False Claims Act cases served on the Department. Our attorneys work with investigators on a variety of matters, from developing complex, multi-jurisdictional organized fraud rings and schemes to defraud cases for presentation to prosecutors, to reviewing search warrants for sufficiency, advising on investigational procedures and agency policy, and preparing personnel for testimony. This section provides a substantial amount of training to CID employees and requires occasional travel for the training.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Location:

TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399

Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee

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