CENTRALIZED ADJUDICATION BUREAU ADMINISTRATOR (CLASS CODE 7090)

Posting number: 11556/7090

Department: Chief Administrative Office

Job classification: CENTRALIZED ADJUDICATION BUREAU ADMINISTRATOR (CLASS CODE 7090)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration, Legal

Summary

Professional, supervisory and administrative work coordinating and directing of the city’s centralized adjudication bureau.  Work includes overseeing administrative hearings for the Departments of Safety and Permits, Code Enforcement, Vieux Carre Commission, Historic District Landmarks Commission, Public Works, Police, Sanitation, Health and the Fire Department. Work also includes supervising and creating policies for the bureau office staff and instructing authorized personnel in the procedures and guidelines as they apply to performing administrative hearings; and related work as required.

Examples of duties

Qualifications

1. A license to practice law in the state of Louisiana.* Your eligibility to practice law in the State of Louisiana will be verified through the Louisiana State Bar Association website.
2. Five (5) years of full-time experience as a practicing attorney.  At least (1) year of this experience must have been in a professional and administrative capacity specialized in code enforcement, adjudication processes, case management or judicial administration.

* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify licenses claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

Qualifications

A qualifying review of licenses and experience. This is a non-competitive original entrance examination in accordance with Civil Service Rule V, Section 8.1 (b) of the City Civil Service Rules.

Supplemental information

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CREED, CULTURE, OR ANCESTRY.  REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE FORMAT OR ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO SHANA PARKER AT (504) 658-3516 OR TTY/VOICE AT (504) 586-4475 or (504) 658-4020.

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after January 1, 2013, must be domiciled in Orleans Parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), firefighters hired by the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD), emergency medical technicians hired by the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision. Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the actual domicile of the employee is nearer to the employee’s job site than the distance from the job site to the nearest point of Orleans Parish.

Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis.  We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.

DOMICILE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT (SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD):  

Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076).  **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis.  We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.

BACKGROUND CHECK: The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant’s criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate.  

APPLICATIONS: Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been recei