Deputy General Counsel 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4811266) Apply  Deputy General Counsel 2 Salary $6,271.00 - $12,296.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 47/50477162/DGC2/1.30.25-TM Department DOTD-Administration Division Section 47 Opening Date 01/30/2025 Closing Date 2/6/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information 47/50477162/DGC2/1.30.25-TM Section 47 - Legal Attorney – Deputy General Counsel Functional Statement The incumbent reports to the General Counsel 3 for the Department of Transpo1tation and Development (DOTO) and serves as assistant section head of the Department's Legal Section. This position is required to provide highly technical legal advice and services along with administrative management duties in suppo1t of DOTD's mission. This position has two Deputy General Counsel I positions and one administrative assistant as direct reports. While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives. This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx 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. Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. * For further information about this vacancy contact: Melissa Willard Administrative Program Specialist – Legal 225-242-4667 melissa.willard@la.gov The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type. Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus five years of experience as a practicing attorney. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as a principal assistant to either an Attorney--General Counsel 3 or the Workers' Compensation Chief Judge. Level of Work: Manager. Supervision Received: Broad direction from an Attorney--General Counsel 3 or Workers' Compensation Chief Judge. Supervision Exercised: Line over lower ranking attorneys or judges and support staff. Location of Work: Office of Workers' Compensation or any of the twenty major agencies having a legal division of certain size and scope. Job Distinctions: Differs from Workers' Compensation Judge and Attorney Supervisor by responsibility for serving as the principal assistant to the Attorney--General Counsel 3 (Workers' Compensation Chief Judge). Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 3 by subordinate relationship. Differs from Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 1 by serving as the primary assistant to an Attorney--General Counsel 3. Examples of Work 60% Serves as the principal assistant to the General Counsel for DOTD to fulfill the mission of the Legal Section. Organizes and directs activities of the Legal Section as assigned by the General Counsel. Acts as General Counsel in the absence of the General Counsel. The Deputy General Counsel assists the General Counsel in the exercise of his or her duties. Some of those duties may be delegated to the Deputy including, but not limited to, representation of the Department in civil actions brought on behalf of, or defended by the Department. The Deputy General Counsel will be called upon to contribute ideas and manage complex projects and initiatives that will have a direct impact on the success of the organization. The Deputy General Counsel is responsible for directing, coordinating, and reviewing the preparation of legal opinions, reports, recommendations, briefs, and other documents. He or she will provide expert advice to executive leadership on complex legal matters for DOTD's programmatic or operational decisions regarding construction law, employment law, expropriation law, public records act, procurement and other incidental areas of law related to the DOTD's mission. He or she will oversee and manage the work of outside legal counsel when requested, provide legal advice to the Districts in order to assure the districts compliance with policies and federal and state law and regulations and/or respond to potential or actual legal action against the District, represent the District in litigation, legal matters, and adversarial meetings when requested (e.g. subpoena, hearings, testimony), and assists in the planning and development of Legal Section standard operating practices and policies. The Deputy General Counsel also directly manages and supervises the Attorney Supervisors that serve the Department. He or she ensures that duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood and assists the General Counsel 3 in administrative and/or legal matters as they arise. This includes, but is not limited to, planning, organizing and controlling work activities of the Legal Section, assisting with operational and strategic planning, researching and interpreting applicable law or facts for decision making, and plans, assists with, and reviews other matters as they relate to the Legal Section. He or she provides advice and guidance to the Attorney Supervisors regarding proper course of action in legal matters for each section, and assists with the development, implementation and monitoring of various programs, policies and overall procedures in the Legal Section. He or she coordinates the selection and assignment of subordinate staff, identifies staff development needs, and assures that training is obtained. 20% Responsible for all aspects of DOTD's annual legislative process. Works directly with the Attorney Supervisors and recommends, evaluates, prepares, supervises, coordinates and directs drafting and preparation of DOTD's annual legislative package. He or she supervises and directs the selection of the attorneys for legislative assignments, identifies the needs of the Department, and reviews the legal implications of proposed legislation in terms of foreseeable effect on the Agency. Coordinates the review, approval and pre-filing of DOTD's legislative package with Governor's office, DOTD's Legislative Liaison, Legislators, and staff of appropriate House and Senate Committees of the LA Legislature. Monitors, tracks and analyzes legislative instruments during regular and extraordinary sessions of the LA Legislature which may affect or impact DOTO. Reviews, coordinates with and advises DOTO officials and employees, legislators, legislative staff and Governor's staff on pending legislative instruments. Coordinates, monitors, and reports on DOTD's compliance with enacted Legislative requirements. 15% Assists in resolving legal issues and questions presented by various levels of Department personnel. May attend meetings where providing legal advice is necessary covering various functions of DOTO. Assists in reviewing and approving legal documents and responds to issues needing legal opinions and/or clarification. Assists in the planning and preparation of the Legal Section manuals and procedures and acts as the legal resource in replying to complex inquiries from various entities and other Agencies. He or she must perform all job duties with the highest degree of professionalism in accordance with established principles of the legal profession and the legal and operation policies of the agency. 5% Performs other general responsibilities and special projects as directed by General Counsel. May be required to perform other duties as necessary, including but not limited to emergency/disaster support activities. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Are you a permanent LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A". 05 To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members? 06 What are your career interests? 07 Do you have experience drafting, reviewing, and analyzing legislation? 08 Do you have experience supervising attorneys? 09 Do you possess a current, valid license to practice law in Louisiana? + Yes + No 10 If you answered yes to the question above, please list your Bar Roll Number and the original issuance date of your license (mm/yy). If you answered no to the question above, please type "N/A". NOTE: Failure to list the requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email