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- About this Job
- Department MISSIONDCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.Department VISIONWe care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.Department VALUESTreating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
At The Department of Children and Family Services, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.
We are looking for an Attorney to join our DCFS Team in Lake Charles Region, Calcasieu Parish. This position requires an extraordinary amount of trial work involving regular and frequent court appearances. The incumbent must be thoroughly familiar with all rules and regulations for the courts of various parishes and must have considerable experience and background to meet the demands and requirements for complicated issues in the litigation process.
If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you! - Minimum Qualifications
- Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law.
- Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
- Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
- Incumbent is frequently before tribunals at the state levels, federal level and administrative tribunals.
- Extensive trial work includes, but not limited to, child abuse case review hearings, dispositional review hearings, adoption proceedings, and termination of parental right trials.
- Incumbents has a high volume of cases involving: child in need of care proceedings, termination of parental rights trials, Social Security appeals, subpoenaed records/testimony, confidentiality issues, child custody issues, motions for expungements, motions and orders to establish trusts, and motions to appoint counsel for children in civil cases.
- Incumbent prepares staff and represents CWS in mediations involving the department as requested.
- Incumbent make public appearances and presentations on behalf of the agency as requested by agency management and/or the judiciary.
- Incumbent recommends and participates in efforts to update and revise provisions in state and federal law in the areas of Child Welfare.
Position-Specific Details: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.
Career Progression: May be filled as an Attorney 1-3 depending on qualifications.
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.
Location: Calcasieu ParishCompensation: Special Entrance Rates have been established for Attorney job titles. The referenced positions are also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours work based on specific criteria.
Attorney 1 $27.08 hourly (AS-619)
Attorney 2 $28.98 hourly (AS-620)
Attorney 3 $33.18 hourly (AS-622)
How To Apply:No Civil Service Test score is 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 not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:Tra'lecia Holmes
tra'lecia.holmes.dcfs@la.govDCFS is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”, and Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
- $4,694 - $9,211/month
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