Senior Ethics & Advertising Counsel

Florida Bar Foundation the; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Florida Bar is seeking an Attorney or Senior Attorney in Tallahassee to provide oral and written ethics opinions and review attorney advertising for compliance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The role works with various bar committees and requires strong research and writing skills.

Requires Juris Doctorate and Florida Bar membership, with 1 year (Attorney) or 3 years (Senior Attorney) of legal experience. In-office position in Tallahassee with an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate and Florida Bar in good standing.
• Attorney: One (1) year of legal experience as an attorney.
• Senior Attorney: Three (3) years legal experience as an attorney.
• Knowledge of The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and legal research.
• Ability to draft ethics opinions and advise on advertising issues.

Responsibilities

• Provides oral ethics opinions to Bar members and advises on application of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Reviews attorney advertisements for compliance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
• Staffs the Standing Committee on Advertising and drafts advisory opinions.
• Performs legal research on advertising issues and drafts amendments to the lawyer advertising rules.
• Provides grievance case support and participates in training and education related to ethics.

Skills

Complex legal research

Excellent communication

MS Word

Outlook

Westlaw research

Internet research

Education

Juris Doctorate

Florida Bar in Good Standing

Tools

Adobe forms

Job description

The Florida Bar is seeking an Attorney or Senior Attorney in Tallahassee to provide oral and written ethics opinions and review attorney advertising for compliance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The role works with various bar committees and requires strong research and writing skills.

Requires Juris Doctorate and Florida Bar membership, with 1 year (Attorney) or 3 years (Senior Attorney) of legal experience. In-office position in Tallahassee with an excellent benefits package.