Attorney 1-3

The Office of Financial Institutions has one Attorney 1-3 vacancy located in the Baton Rouge Main Office.
  
Applicants are encouraged to provide a copy of their transcript.  Transcripts can be emailed to ykelley@ofi.la.gov by E-Script or TranscriptsNetwork.  If faxing or emailing your transcripts, please indicate the Job Title and Job Number (Attorney 1-3, OFI-203088-YK) to which you are applying.
  
Candidates may be asked to submit official transcript(s) prior to being interviewed. We must receive your official transcript directly from the university or their designated provider, such as e-Script or TranscriptsNetwork.
  
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Attorney 1-3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.  The salary range for the Attorney 2 is $24.10 - $47.27 hourly, $4,177.00 - $8,194.00 monthly. The salary range for the Attorney 3 is $27.60 - $54.12 hourly, $4,784.00 - $9,381.00 monthly.  Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
 
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.
  
All prospective employees are required to submit to and pass a drug screening and a fingerprint criminal background check.
 
All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening, provide a credit history report with a FICO score, and be fingerprinted for a criminal background check.
  
All prospective new hires will also be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify System.
 
 *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
  
 Disqualification of application:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited to:
 

• Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the number credit HOURS and not the number of semesters you completed)
• Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application
• Failure to list complete license information (If applicable to the job position).
• Failure to submit an equivalence evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

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.

ATTORNEY:
Litigates routine cases in trial and appellate courts and before administrative tribunals under the supervision of a higher ranking attorney.

Assists an attorney of higher rank in preparing major or complex cases for trial by drafting pleadings, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda and briefs.

Enters claims for collecting monies due the state.

Assists in preparing proposed legislation.

Drafts tentative rules and regulations and reviews rules, regulations, and bulletins prepared by administrative officers for conformity to the law.

Investigates reports of violations of statutes and administrative rules and regulations.

Prepares advisory opinions for review by a higher ranking attorney.

Prepares or reviews legal documents, including contracts, licenses, deeds, and abstracts.

Researches laws applicable to the above activities.

To conduct hearings and to render decisions.

ATTORNEY--ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES/REFEREES:
Convenes hearings that are of a routine nature; issues subpoenas; administers oaths; hears testimony; considers evidence; examines witnesses; maintains order; rules on motions, objections, admissibility of evidence and procedure; prepares and issues decisions and orders based upon all evidence gathered, research of pertinent statutes, pertinent jurisprudence, and independent assessment of acts based on credibility of witnesses and evidence.

Conducts pre-trial conferences with the attorneys to resolve preliminary issues and narrow the scope of the hearing to the facts actually in dispute.

Determines if there are jurisdictional or procedural issues to be disposed of and if so, decides the most appropriate manner (i.e. a limited hearing, an order to brief the issue, an order to amend the pleadings, a status conference, etc.) to address these issues.

Secures, compiles, and maintains all records of adjudications. Ensures that accurate records are maintained in the proceedings that evidence is properly marked and included in the case record, and that audio recordings are accurately marked and properly indexed and stores.

Conducts a continuous study of the current statues, regulations and case law related to areas of law for which hearings are assigned.