ATTORNEY-GENERAL COUNSEL 3

AS626 $90,480 - $177,507
Creation Date: 07/01/2008
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as the chief legal counsel of a department having an extensive legal program with broad scope in that the legal issues may impact many other departments rather than one department.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative direction from an agency executive.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Line over Attorney--Deputy General Counsel 2 and/or Attorney Supervisor with a subordinate staff.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Attorney--General Counsel 2 by the size, scope and complexity of the legal program and attorney staff.

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.

Identifies training needs, schedules training sessions, prepares training materials, initiates development of subordinates and recommends appropriate personnel actions as required.

Directs, monitors and appraises the performance of the various district offices and provides the necessary coordination between activities.

Consults with segments of management responsible for policy or action.

Ensures compliance within area of responsibility.

Acts as liaison with Records Management, EDP, Medical Services and other divisions of the agency as well as diverse state and federal entities to coordinate the efficient handling of claims.

Conducts performance evaluations of subordinates and ensures that duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability of all direct subordinates are defined and understood.

Serves as chief legal counsel of one of the largest legal divisions.

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

Drafts and directs the drafting of new legislation. Testifies on the same before legislative committees and other 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.

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

Directs the selection and assignment of subordinate 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.

Renders final opinion upon the 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.