Attorney OR Senior Attorney - Ethics & Advertising

The Florida Bar • Tallahassee, FL

2d • $79,822 - $87,805 • Onsite

About The Position

This position may be filled at either the Attorney or Senior Attorney level.

Summary function: Provides oral and written ethics opinions providing advice on ethics issues to Bar members. Reviews attorney advertising for compliance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Assists in working with various bar committees.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and a Florida Bar Member in Good Standing.
• Attorney: One (1) year of legal experience as an attorney.
• Senior Attorney: Three (3) years legal experience as an attorney.
• The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
• Legal terminology and the judicial process
• Legal Research
• Complex legal research and analysis
• Excellent communication, both oral and written
• MS Word and Outlook
• Use and research of databases and data entry
• Westlaw research
• Internet Research
• Think logically and effectively problem solve
• Interpret policies and procedures
• Organize and prioritize work
• Demonstrate initiative in group projects and individual settings
• Tactfully manage difficult situations
• Communicate effectively and professionally, both verbally and in writing
• Consistently provide an excellent service-oriented attitude
• Operate well under pressure and in a team atmosphere
• Use discretion and independent judgment
• Travel

Nice To Haves

• Creating ADA compliant forms and documents using Adobe is useful
• Some travel, may require hours outside normal bar hours, foreign language fluency a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provides oral ethics opinions to Florida Bar members on the Ethics Hotline, advises reporters and others generally regarding application of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Reviews attorney advertisements for compliance with the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar; answers advertising questions on the Hotline and issues written opinions; staffs the Standing Committee on Advertising, drafts formal and informal advisory advertising opinions, performs legal research on advertising issues, drafts amendments to the lawyer advertising rules, prepares agenda items for meetings, attends meetings and conference calls, and reviews minutes.
• Issues informal written ethics opinions to Bar members by mail and e-mail, performs legal research on ethics issues, staffs the Professional Ethics Committee and subcommittees, drafts formal and informal ethics opinions, performs legal research on ethics issues, attends meetings, reviews minutes, coordinates the annual Masters Seminar on Ethics.
• Provides grievance case support by reviewing files, doing research, giving advice to disciplinary counsel
• Maintains professional education and training, writes bar News articles on ethics and advertising topics, and performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• excellent benefits package including employer paid pension contribution
• Employees of The Florida Bar are eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees