SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43004203

Florida; Florida; On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Office of Financial Regulation in Florida seeks a Senior Attorney to handle criminal, civil, and administrative litigation, draft legal documents, and provide counsel to agency personnel.

The role requires a JD from an ABA-accredited school, Florida Bar membership, and 2+ years of legal practice. Travel and background checks may be involved, with salary around $80,000 annually. Office locations may vary within Florida.

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctor of Jurisprudence from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Must be a member of the Florida Bar.
• Two or more years of professional legal experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs work representing the State of Florida in criminal or civil litigation and administrative matters.
• Drafts proposed orders and related documents requiring sound legal analysis.
• Interviews clients, witnesses, and other parties to ascertain facts and develops strategy for cases.

Skills

Legal research

Oral/written communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Legal writing

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Tools

REAL System

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Legal research programs

Microsoft Word/Excel

Job description

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Requisition No:885130

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43004203

*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

CLASS TITLE:SENIOR ATTORNEY

DIVISION:OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION

BUREAU:OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

CITY: FLEXIBLE

COUNTY: FLEXIBLE

The Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) is responsible for licensing, chartering, examining, and regulating depository and non-depository financial institutions and financial service companies, including state-chartered banks, credit unions, trust companies, loan originators, mortgage lenders, securities dealers, investment advisors, consumer collection agencies and money transmitters throughout the state of Florida.

The OFR operates from five (5) different office facilities throughout the state of Florida, including Tallahassee (Headquarters), Miami, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach. The OFR may consider any of these office locations as the primary reporting office location.

OFR is a professional office environment with a public service-driven mission.

• Paid holidays and an annual personal holiday;
• Paid vacation and sick leave;
• Excellent health & life insurance options for individuals and/or family coverage;
• Tax deferred medical and Dependent Care Benefit reimbursement accounts available;
• Deferred Compensation opportunities;
• Tuition waivers to attend state universities/community colleges;
• Retirement plans and options;
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Requirements:

• A Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Applicants are required to be members of the Florida Bar.
• Two (2) or more years of professional experience in the practice of law.

Preferences:

• Experience in administrative or financial regulatory law.
• Experience in conducting investigations or depositions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSFOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to understand and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Ability to conduct research and prepare legal pleadings
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment; and
• Must be computer literate and familiar with Microsoft software (including Word, Excel, Power Point and Teams), legal research programs and Adobe Acrobat Professional.

OTHER KSAs (Incumbent may learn on job):

• Effectively utilize agency hardware and software programs including proficient utilization of the REAL System.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Work samples may be requested to verify competence.

A valid driver’s license is required.

This position may require 1 – 25% travel, and more depending on the selected candidate’s primary office location

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

The anticipated salary for this position is $80,000.00.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

All applicants seeking employment with the OFR are subject to mandatory background checks conducted through the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Bureau of Human Resource Management, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 435, F.S. and reviews by OFR. Applicants may be disqualified for employment with OFR based on the information that may be obtained through research and/or OFR’s review process.

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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES :

Performs work representing the State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) in criminal or civil litigation, and administrative and other legal proceedings, drawing up legal documents, conducting legal research and advising agency personnel on legal issues and transactions.

Renders legal advice and counsel to agency personnel on OFR policies and regulations, legislative matters, statutory interpretations and rule promulgation, which require significant legal experience and the exercise of independent judgment.

Drafts proposed orders, declaratory statements, written agreements, correspondence, and other related documents regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the OFR or determines compliance with applicable state and federal laws as to documents drafted by others. Conducts independent and varied legal research requiring sound legal analysis and the exercise of independent judgment in evaluating state statutes, federal statutes and constitutional issues.

Provides cooperation and assistance to Assistant State Attorneys, Assistant Statewide Prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorneys and law enforcement agencies concerning criminal enforcement matters which may result from investigations conducted by the OFR into alleged violations of the state banking, securities, and finance laws or related statutes and provides assistance and cooperation to other state and federal governmental agencies concerning civil or administrative actions related to alleged violations of matters within the jurisdiction of the OFR.

Conducts case, examining and cross-examining witnesses, and summarizes case for presentation to judge or jury. Interviews clients, witnesses, victims, and other relevant parties to ascertain facts of case, including the taking of depositions. Evaluates findings and develops strategy and arguments in preparation for presentation of case.

The incumbent will learn and effectively utilize the Regulatory Enforcement and Licensing (REAL) System for attorney time-tracking, case tracking and documentation.

Other duties as assigned.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, ordeemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

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