ATTORNEY-ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL-DLA - 41000631

Requisition No: 839183 

Agency: Office of the Attorney General

Working Title: ATTORNEY-ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL-DLA - 41000631

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 41000631 

Salary:  $75,704.98 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2024 

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Our Organization and Mission: The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States. 

 

Position Summary: This position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Victim Services Division in Tallahassee, Florida.

 

Pay: $75,704.98 Annually

 

Qualifications: 

This position requires as a prerequisite to employment a degree of Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and membership in the Florida Bar.

Membership in good standing in another state Bar can substitute for the required admission to the Florida Bar provided that, pursuant to Rule 11-1.10 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the attorney applies for and obtains admission to the Florida Bar within 12 months of appointment to a position in this class.
 

The Work You Will Do: 

Serves as legal counsel to the Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs, which includes:

Reviewing claim denials and serving as general legal counsel for the Bureau of Victim Compensation, which includes the Victim Compensation Program and the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund, pursuant to chapter 960, Florida Statutes, and section 402.181, Florida Statutes.

 

Collaborating with the Division Director on litigation of various matters before the Division of Administrative Hearings, Hearing Officers designated by the Attorney General, State and Federal Courts, on behalf of each bureau.

 

Investigating and developing factual background, researching legal issues and drafting pleadings, motions and discovery materials in preparation for hearings.  Understanding the significance of the factual as well as the legal issues involved in the cases and framing the Department's position in the strongest possible terms.

 

The types of cases include but are not limited to:  appeals of agency actions, contract disputes, subrogation, enforcement of restitution and subrogation liens, filing liens, enforcement of restitution orders in bankruptcy actions, protecting lien interests in estate actions.

 

Coordinating the scheduling time and location of hearings to assure that statutory time frames are met.

Communicating and negotiating with outside counsel regarding subrogation liens and other issues in collaboration with the Division Director.

 

Serving as legal counsel for all programs within the Criminal Justice Programs bureau, which include:

• The Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, pursuant to section 16.54, Florida Statutes.
• The Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, pursuant to sections 16.615 and 16.616, Florida Statutes.
• The Crime Stoppers Grant Program, pursuant to sections 16.555 and 16.556, Florida Statutes.
• The Urban League Grant Program.
• The Address Confidentiality Program, pursuant to chapter 741, Florida Statutes.
• Various Florida General Revenue grants.
• Safe Neighborhood Improvement Program, pursuant to chapter 163, Florida Statutes.
• Collaborating with the Division Director in contract drafting related to the programs listed above.

 

Serving as general legal counsel for all programs within the Bureau of Advocacy & Grants Management, which include:

• The Federal Victims of Crime Act Grant Program.
• Collaborating with the Division Director in contract drafting related to the programs listed above.

 

Responding to subpoenas and other