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160590
ATTORNEY 2
AS618     $52,645 - $103,293
Creation Date: 10/04/1995
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To represent a department in court or legal proceedings and/or to issue advisory opinions.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a higher ranking attorney, administrative law judge, or other agency administrator/executive.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide programmatic guidance over legal issues involved in assigned area of work.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Attorney 1 by the level of supervision received and the level of expertise required in the preparation of legal opinions/courts cases assigned or hearings conducted.

Differs from Attorney 3 by supervision received, the absence of specialization in a specific area of law, and/or the complexity of the hearings conducted.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

ATTORNEY:
Represents a department at hearings and court proceedings.

Represents a tax administration agency in court or legal proceedings and issues advisory opinions relating to the area of state taxation.

Litigates in trial and appellate courts and before administrative tribunals with little or no supervision.

Prepares legal documents including contracts, court and hearing documents.

Reviews agency reports and records to ascertain whether there has been compliance with applicable laws.

Prosecutes violations of state statutes and administrative rules and regulations.

Confers with private citizens to advise them on state laws and regulations pertaining to the department.

Advises auditors, agents, and revenue audit reviewers on tax laws, regulations, and policies.

Represents the agency in appeals by employees filed with the Civil Service Commission.

Assists in preparing proposed legislation in the area of taxation.

Litigates cases for a variety of taxes administered by the agency in trial and appellate courts.

Interprets state and federal tax laws, regulations, court decisions, and audit standards and review audits for correct application of audit policies in preparing legal defense of tax suits.

Represents the agency in bankruptcy proceedings.

Testifies before legislative committee hearings on proposed tax law changes and current tax laws.

To conduct hearings and to render decisions.

ATTORNEY--ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES/REFEREES:
Convenes hearings; 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.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus one year of experience as a practicing attorney.