Attorney 1/2/3 (Legal Services)

Agency Mission: The Louisiana Housing Corporations mission is to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted an opportunity to obtain safe affordable energyefficient housing.

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Job Appointment or Probational appointment.

You must possess a valid Louisiana bar license in good standing.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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Louisiana Housing Corporation

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 LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Prepares and/or reviews the preparation and negotiation of the more complex departmental contracts requests for proposals Notices of Funds Availability fiscal notes highly complex and specialized program contracts complex leases and multilevel finance loans.

Prepares and/or reviews LHC policies highly complex programmatic and procedure federal and state legislation program rules and regulations and state and federal procurement provisions program documents and correspondence administrative rules and other program funding documents that have the effect of formal administrative rules and regulations.

Renders complex legal opinions on very specific program issues and on specialized highlevel issues regarding the LHC its Board and its programs.

Works with all programs and departments within the LHC to determine the best course of action for the development of broad agencywide objectives and policies. Creates formal processes used by other divisions to oversee ongoing program compliance both through funding and through asset management phases.

Conducts complex and specialized legal and policy research including very specialized housing program and tax rules compliance regulations and very complex ethics administrative and issues of professional conflicts.

Drafts reviews and makes recommendations regarding the drafting of new legislation; renders opinions to legislative fiscal office regarding the fiscal impact of a proposed legislative act; and prepares or assists in the preparation of fiscal notes may testify on the same before Legislative committees or other tribunals.

Prepares and/or directs the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to highly complex tax and housing litigation and court activities of the agency.