ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL-DLA - 41000758 1
About The Position
The Assistant Attorney General works in the Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Legal Services – Administrative Law division, in Tallahassee or Orlando, Florida. The position provides legal advice and counsel to professional regulatory boards and other state agencies, including guidance on rulemaking, agency actions, and agency operations under applicable Florida statutes and administrative law. The attorney interprets and applies state and federal laws, rules, and regulations and exercises independent professional judgment while reviewing substantial written materials. The role requires travel and may involve advising agency clients on issues that are not directly tied to a particular case or statute but may affect agency goals. The position conducts legal research; drafts pleadings, motions, memoranda, appellate briefs, and other documents; and participates in administrative hearings, trials, settlement negotiations, and oral arguments as needed. Duties also include investigations, discovery, responding to inquiries from attorneys and members of the public, maintaining expertise through legal research and professional education, and routine administrative work such as staff meetings, travel vouchers, time records, and case-status reporting.
Requirements
- Admission to the Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law, or administrative or judicial hearings.
- Required legal experience must be from the practice of law in a U.S. state or territory.
- Membership in good standing in another state bar may substitute for Florida Bar admission if the attorney applies for and obtains Florida Bar admission within 12 months of appointment, pursuant to Rule 11-1.10 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar.
- Ability to interpret and apply state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
- Ability to review and comprehend voluminous written materials and exercise independent professional judgment.
- Working knowledge of state administrative practice and state rules of civil procedure, evidence, and substantive law.
- Ability to travel.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and counsel to professional regulatory boards and other state agencies on rule drafting and promulgation, agency actions, and agency operations.
- Interpret and apply state and federal laws, rules, and regulations affecting assigned agencies.
- Review and comprehend voluminous written materials and exercise independent professional judgment.
- Conduct independent legal research.
- Draft pleadings, motions, memoranda, appellate briefs, and other legal documents.
- Participate in administrative hearings, trials, settlement negotiations, and oral arguments as needed.
- Perform investigations and all aspects of discovery.
- Apply working knowledge of state administrative practice, civil procedure, evidence, and substantive law.
- Respond to inquiries from private attorneys, private citizens, and others regarding assigned agencies’ activities and powers.
- Maintain current expertise by reviewing judicial decisions and case summaries and attending continuing legal education and professional seminars.
- Perform routine administrative duties, attend staff meetings, and prepare travel vouchers, time records, and case-status reports.
- Travel as required.
Benefits
- Annual and sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
- State group insurance options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition waivers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
