Attorney 123 Child Welfare (Covington)

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Incumbents job duties require highly developed litigation and in-house counsel skills. Incumbent is frequently before tribunals at the state level (juvenile civil criminal appellate courts in multi-parishes and the State Supreme Court) federal level and administrative tribunals.
• The position handles all stages of litigation from trial to final appeals.
• Assists other legal sections with the preparation and litigation of numerous trials appeals and other matters assigned that are located within the assigned regional area.
• Prepares emergency orders for the enforcement of law or departments policies and may seek injunctive court orders when necessary.
• Prepares staff and represents CWS in mediations involving the department as requested.
• Functions as one of the states primary involving child protection foster care family services. and other department programs. of legal specialists for advising and litigating complex cases adoption services and foster/adoptive home development.
• Assists CWS staff with child safety and welfare laws including investigations of caretakers day care centers and family child day care homes.
• Drafts reviews and approves legal documents. Incumbent issues legal opinions to regional administrators and staff within the regional and parish offices.
• Makes public appearances and presentations on behalf of the agency as requested by agency management and/or the judiciary.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.

Work Schedule: Typically work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Compensation: Below is the starting hourly rate for each level.

• Attorney1 $27.08 hourly (AS-619)

• Attorney2 $28.98 hourly (AS-620)

• Attorney3 $33.18hourly (AS-622)

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Tralecia Holmes