ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY- Civil Division

The District Attorney’s Office for the 22nd Judicial District, State of Louisiana seeks an experienced attorney to provide legal services in civil matters. This role supports St. Tammany Parish Government and involves professional legal work with tax adjudicated properties, federal and state grants, intergovernmental agreements, and other public entity contracts. The ideal candidate will have a background in business-related legal transactions, civil litigation, and government contracting. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Coordinate adjudicated property sales for Parish with Parish’s vendor for sales.

· Draft, review, and negotiate Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) including Cooperative Endeavor Agreements (CEAs) and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs).

· Advise the St. Tammany Parish Administration and Parish departments on various legal issues for multi-department projects.

· Assist the St. Tammany Parish Council Members with varied legal issues related to areas of responsibility.

· Handle civil litigation cases from original petition through trial and appeals, as may be assigned.

· Draft, negotiate, and advise on matters involving a variety of Parish contracts and agreements.

· Maintain and monitor Parish leases and agreements for compliance.

· Review, negotiate, and advise on matters involving federal and state grant agreements.

· Interact with members of the general public, governmental agencies, boards and commissions, and Parish departments on Civil Division matters.

Requirements:

Applicant must possess:

· Juris Doctor (JD) degree and have been licensed to practice law for a period of 5 years or more. 

· Louisiana law license.

· High ethical standards.

· Knowledge of legal terminology.

· Knowledge of the principles of legal research in Lexis and Westlaw.

· Excellent research, writing, analytical, critical thinking, communication, and organizational skills.

· Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation skills.

· Skills in communicating and writing clearly and concisely.

· Skills in oral presentations.

· Skills in rendering defensible decisions and opinions.

· Skills in operating a variety of modern office equipment and software in processing information in prescribed formats. Knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite to include Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

· Typing using the QWERTY keyboard or equivalent of at least 20 words per minute.

· Ability to interpret law.

· Ability to understand oral and written instructions.

· Ability to serve the public with patience, tact, and integrity.

· Ability to utilize a wide variety of descriptive data and information, such as legal publications, law books, pleadings, court records, dockets, legislative acts, computer programs and legal forms.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor and fellow employees.

· Ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence.

· Ability to handle stressful situations.

· Ability to interpret local, state, and federal codes, laws, rules, and regulations as applicable to the public Civil Law environment.

· Ability to apply independent judgment effectively and appropriately.

· Ability to work outside of normal business hours when assigned such duties.

EOE/ADA Compliance

· Physical ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and material of medium weight (40 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

· Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

· Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electrical, traffic hazards, toxic agents, violence, disease or pathogenic substances.

· This office is an Equal Opportunity Employer and additionally will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Salary Range:

Starting salary commensurate with qualifications and relevant work experience, with retirement plan and other benefits including paid vacation and paid health insurance for the employee.