ATTORNEY-GENERAL COUNSEL 1

AS624 $79,019 - $155,043
Creation Date: 07/01/2008
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as the chief legal counsel to a department having a small attorney work force and having a limited scope in that the legal issues primarily impact the same department.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative direction from an agency administrator/executive.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May supervise lower level attorneys or other professional legal staff.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Attorney Supervisor by serving as administrator of Department legal program and attorney workforce.

Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 2 by the size and scope of legal programs.

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.

Serves as the chief legal counsel of a legal division.

Represents the department in more complex and important litigation such as precedent cases before trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals.

Prepares and/or reviews the preparation and negotiation of the more complex departmental contracts, requests for proposal and other legal documents.

Plans, organizes, directs and controls all work activities of the division.

Selects and assigns staff, identifies staff development needs and assures that training is obtained.

Prepares and/or directs the preparation of briefs and other activities incidental to litigation and court work.

Drafts and directs the drafting of new legislation; may testify on the same before legislative committees and other tribunals.

Develops or directs the development of budget recommendations for the division.

Renders final opinion upon the legality and propriety of all rules and regulations of the department, and other matters pertaining thereto.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus six years of experience as a practicing attorney.