Senior Attorney - 60000138 (840336)

Requisition No: 840336 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60000138

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60000138 

Salary:  $75,000 - $85,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/17/2024 

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Senior Attorney - SES

Office of General Counsel

Department of Children and Families

2415 N. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32303

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

What you will do:

• Administers risk management program in the Office of the General Counsel.
• Reviews incoming notices of intent/complaints/litigation-related correspondence.
• Assigns notices of intent and complaints to appropriate regional/hospital counsel.
• Prepares Litigation holds and coordinates with staff and outside counsel to answer discovery requests for matters out of Headquarters.
• Works with Division of Risk Management to discuss risk cases, assign, counsel, and review policy coverage.
• Responds to inquiries on certificates of coverage and insurer’s liability disclosures (civil rights, general liability, auto liability).
• Supports regional counsel with discovery and documents or data located at Headquarters.
• Teleconferences with regional counsel to discuss pending cases and updates and receive new case information.
• Reviews outside counsel case reports and recommendations.
• Consults with outside counsel, hospital counsel, and regional counsel regarding litigation strategy.
• Attends mediation for matters within Headquarters or in place of regional counsel, as needed.
• Works with other attorneys in the Office of General Counsel regarding public records requests involving risk matters.
• Works with other attorneys in the Office of General Counsel on matters related to risk cases involving food stamps/denial of benefits/Medicaid/Access issues/mental health/substance abuse services.
• Works closely with risk adjusters and Department of Financial Services to settle cases in most cost-effective manner to the State.
• Prepares settlement authority reports on risk cases for management (General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel).
• Maintains risk files with confidential information, tracks mediation, trial dates, and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Manages weekly litigation report, including tracking information related to upcoming mediation/trial dates.
• Works with Quality Assurance/Inspector General on certain risk management cases.
• Helps to coordinate/organize presentations on risk management at the dependency summit (on liability/reducing exposure).
• Advises regional/hospital counsel on matters related to risk prevention/reducing agency exposure/reporting potential liability timely to risk.
• Consults with HR on employment law matters and ensures personnel files are timely provided to risk and outside counsel.
• Assists with monitoring and tracking legislative claim bills.
• Works with the Information Technology Department to review case management programs for tracking cases/files/attorney timekeeping.
• Special assignments from the Secretary and Office of the Governor, as designated by the General Counsel.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Member of the Florida Bar

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

SELECTIVE SERVICE:  Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.