SENIOR ATTORNEY - 79010314

About the role

This is a highly responsible position that serves as the Department’s personnel attorney, the internal advisor on employment-law matters and liaison to outside counsel who represent the Department in numerous employment litigation matters.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Department’s in-house legal advisor to senior management on all employment-related matters;
• Works closely with the Office of Human Resources, advising on legal sufficiency regarding disciplinary actions, ADA accommodations, FCHR and EEOC responses, Workers’ Compensation, FMLA eligibility, Veterans’ Preference issues, and many other issues;
• Develops and provides internal training on a vast array of employment-related laws and policies;
• Develops and drafts policies;
• Serves as the Department’s legal liaison with outside counsel who defend the Department in employment, premises liability, and automobile liability cases;
• Develops litigation strategy and typically attends depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trials on the Department’s behalf;
• Represents the Department before the Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR), and other forums;
• Covers matters relating to public records;
• Covers matters relating to public records;
• Serves as the Department’s legal liaison with outside counsel who defend the Department in employment, premises liability, and automobile liability cases;
• Coordinates activities undertaken on behalf of the department by outside counsel including representation provided from the Office of the Attorney General, and representation provided under insurance coverage through the Division of Risk Management;
• Provides briefings to the Secretary, Chief of Staff, Deputy Secretaries, General Counsel and Division Management on issues of importance handled by outside counsel and provides possible impacts of proposed legislative changes;
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor and general counsel.

Requirements

• Membership in good standing with The Florida Bar;
• At least two years of experience in the practice of law;
• Valid Driver's License.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Chapters 110, 119, and 120, Florida Statutes;
• Knowledge of Florida ethics laws;
• Knowledge of contract management;
• Ability to recognize and act on emerging issues and shifting priorities.

Benefits

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida include:

• A highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required;
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday;
• 176 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida;
• 104 hours of paid sick leave annually;
• Health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees;
• A $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees;
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University.

Pay

Salary: $3,065.14 - $3,831.42 Biweekly

Schedule

Not specified