What are the responsibilities and job description for the ATTORNEY 1/2/3 position at State of Louisiana?
Supplemental Information
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Division: Hearing District 3 (Calcasieu)
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Announcement: ATT123-205164-013025HC
Position Information
This position may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees); or by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.
No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy.
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Workforce Development Specialist at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position opportunity to advance within this job series. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:
ATTORNEY 1
ATTORNEY 2
ATTORNEY 3
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.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is an equal employment opportunity employer and SAME agency, which serves as a model employer for the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities • TDD# 800-259-5154
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Heather Courville
hcourville@lwc.la.gov
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To assist an attorney of higher rank in the preparation of court cases and/or advisory opinions and may litigate and/or prepare advisory opinions in cases of a routine nature.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
General from a higher ranking attorney, administrative law judge, or other agency administrator/executive.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used in all agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Attorney 2 by the level of supervision received and the level of expertise required in the preparation of legal opinions/courts cases assigned or hearings conducted.
Examples of Work
ATTORNEY:
Litigates routine cases in trial and appellate courts and before administrative tribunals under the supervision of a higher ranking attorney.
Assists an attorney of higher rank in preparing major or complex cases for trial by drafting pleadings, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda and briefs.
Enters claims for collecting monies due the state.
Assists in preparing proposed legislation.
Drafts tentative rules and regulations and reviews rules, regulations, and bulletins prepared by administrative officers for conformity to the law.
Investigates reports of violations of statutes and administrative rules and regulations.
Prepares advisory opinions for review by a higher ranking attorney.
Prepares or reviews legal documents, including contracts, licenses, deeds, and abstracts.
Researches laws applicable to the above activities.
To conduct hearings and to render decisions.
ATTORNEY-ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES/REFEREES:
Convenes hearings that are of a routine nature; issues subpoenas; administers oaths; hears testimony; considers evidence; examines witnesses; maintains order; rules on motions, objections, admissibility of evidence and procedure; prepares and issues decisions and orders based upon all evidence gathered, research of pertinent statutes, pertinent jurisprudence, and independent assessment of acts based on credibility of witnesses and evidence.
Conducts pre-trial conferences with the attorneys to resolve preliminary issues and narrow the scope of the hearing to the facts actually in dispute.
Determines if there are jurisdictional or procedural issues to be disposed of and if so, decides the most appropriate manner (i.e. a limited hearing, an order to brief the issue, an order to amend the pleadings, a status conference, etc.) to address these issues.
Secures, compiles, and maintains all records of adjudications. Ensures that accurate records are maintained in the proceedings that evidence is properly marked and included in the case record, and that audio recordings are accurately marked and properly indexed and stores.
Conducts a continuous study of the current statues, regulations and case law related to areas of law for which hearings are assigned.
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 at https://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.
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 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
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Salary : $3,904 - $7,658
