Legal Specialist

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 4156 - 8181

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About this Job

The Division of Administration/Disaster Recover Unit (DRU) has a vacancy. This job is Unclassified.

The Louisiana Office of Community Development (OCD) administers Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation (CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT) grants and other federal and state funding allocated to the State of Louisiana. These programs support long-term recovery resilience and mitigation for communities affected by Presidentially Declared Disasters. OCDs grant portfolio exceeds $20 billion and encompasses multiple federal awards each containing numerous programs funding activities and implementation timelines.

This is a professional position designed to provide specialized guidance on recovery program areas as it relates to policy and implementation. The position assists the division in interpretation and understanding of specialized program directives best practices applicable regulations and legislation. This position will coordinate with key partners and agencies for special disaster recovery needs and specific technical expertise. The position will provide highly responsible and complex technical support in specialized recovery efforts to division Assistant Executive Director or designee and OCD management.

The Division of Administration is the state governments management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

Overseeing the states capital construction program
Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
Development of the state budget
Providing technology services
Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurrican

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a license to practice law in the state of Louisiana plus two years of experience as a practicing attorney.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working on Disaster Recovery or CDBG-related programs

Experience with state procurement and public works projects

Experience with construction programs/projects/contracts (residential/commercial)

Experience coordinating with multiple agencies

Experience with compliance or monitoring programs/projects/contracts

Microsoft office proficient particularly in Word and Excel

Job Duties and Other Information

Essential Functions

(Duties are illustrative and not comprehensive. Responsibilities may vary.)

Provide workflow support on special project tasks that are assigned on a short medium or long-term basis in the disaster recovery programs and mitigation and resiliency programs funded with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

Detailed to work with various programs or team leaders to provide legal support where needed. Program assignments may be changed based on agency needs.

Ensure assigned projects and tasks comply with applicable local State and federal regulations Action Plan Amendments Federal Register Notices public laws as well as the terms of all agreements with OCD.

Provide workflow support for project and program stakeholders and other sections of the agency relative to:

preparation of action plans
development of policies and procedures
procurement processes
coordination of use of CDBG funds with other public and private funding sources
interagency transfer agreements
memoranda of understanding
sub-recipient agreements
technical assistance in CDBG requirements and program policies and procedures
handling of public record requests
analysis and advice on legislative instruments and/or on property law and title issues

Work on individual grant or loan files in various programs under the direction of legal counsel with respect to grant or loan noncompliance or default construction disputes or other issues which may arise within the implementation of programs including as assigned:

Tracking file activities and preparing communication/status reports.
Participating in conferences with grant recipients and borrowers.
Participating in file workout strategies and development of workout agreements.
Drafting communications with grantees borrowers and third parties involved in deadlines hearings judicial sales workout scenarios and other legal communications.
Tracking and reporting on matters in litigation including all deadlines hearings and judicial sales.
Drafting pleadings memoranda and discovery instruments.
Conducting research.
Maintaining dispute/litigation files and providing other litigation support.
Attending and summarizing depositions.

The position will report to the designated attorney from the Office of General Counsel.

Position-Specific Details:
Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Compensation:**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amount a person can make over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

How To Apply:
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 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.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers. Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-verify system.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application.. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting please contact:

Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:

Required Experience:

About this Job The Division of Administration/Disaster Recover Unit (DRU) has a vacancy. This job is Unclassified.The Louisiana Office of Community Development (OCD) administers Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and Mitigation (CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT) grants and other federal and sta...