SENIOR ATTORNEY - 80000967

State of Florida • TALLAHASSEE, FL

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

This Senior Attorney will be part of a small Headquarters team of attorneys providing legal advice, services and representation to the Department. This Senior Attorney will serve as a backup to the Department Litigation Attorney, including assisting outside counsel for the Department with discovery, legal research, and review of dispositive motions. Advise Department Leadership at all stages of litigation and settlement negotiations. In coordination with the Department Litigation Attorney, assist in drafting and reviewing discovery requests and discovery responses for outside counsel for the Department; create, configure. and maintain eDiscovery (Standard and Premium) cases within Microsoft Purview; and perform email searches and redact emails for litigation, discovery requests, and other Department records requests. At times represent the Department in litigation in federal courts, state courts, and federal and state administrative forums. Assist Department staff in navigating statutes and rules governing education (e.g., Titles XLVII and XLIX, Florida Statutes), Assist and advise Department staff in response to records requests as to federal and state laws concerning the confidentiality of education records (e.g., Chapter 1002, Florida Statutes, and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) is required.
• Members of the Florida Bar in good standing.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law, or in judicial or administrative hearings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a backup to the Department Litigation Attorney, including assisting outside counsel for the Department with discovery, legal research, and review of dispositive motions.
• Advise Department Leadership at all stages of litigation and settlement negotiations.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing discovery requests and discovery responses for outside counsel for the Department.
• Create, configure, and maintain eDiscovery (Standard and Premium) cases within Microsoft Purview.
• Perform email searches and redact emails for litigation, discovery requests, and other Department records requests.
• Represent the Department in litigation in federal courts, state courts, and federal and state administrative forums.
• Assist Department staff in navigating statutes and rules governing education (e.g., Titles XLVII and XLIX, Florida Statutes).
• Assist and advise Department staff in response to records requests as to federal and state laws concerning the confidentiality of education records (e.g., Chapter 1002, Florida Statutes, and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).

Benefits

• Telework days
• No weekend, overnight, or on-call duty
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday per year
• Paid annual leave and sick leave
• State group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• State retirement plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree