SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60000138

Requisition No: 840336 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 60000138

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60000138 

Salary:  $75,000 - $85,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/17/2024 

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Senior Attorney - SES

Office of General Counsel

Department of Children and Families

2415 N. Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32303

Open Competitive

Current employees will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

 

 

 

What you will do:

• Administers risk management program in the Office of the General Counsel.
• Reviews incoming notices of intent/complaints/litigation-related correspondence.
• Assigns notices of intent and complaints to appropriate regional/hospital counsel.
• Prepares Litigation holds and coordinates with staff and outside counsel to answer discovery requests for matters out of Headquarters.
• Works with Division of Risk Management to discuss risk cases, assign, counsel, and review policy coverage.
• Responds to inquiries on certificates of coverage and insurer’s liability disclosures (civil rights, general liability, auto liability).
• Supports regional counsel with discovery and documents or data located at Headquarters.
• Teleconferences with regional counsel to discuss pending cases and updates and receive new case information.
• Reviews outside counsel case reports and recommendations.
• Consults with outside counsel, hospital counsel, and regional counsel regarding litigation strategy.
• Attends mediation for matters within Headquarters or in place of regional counsel, as needed.
• Works with other attorneys in the Office of General Counsel regarding public records requests involving risk matters.
• Works with other attorneys in the Office of General Counsel on matters related to risk cases involving food stamps/denial of benefits/Medicaid/Access issues/mental health/substance abuse services.
• Works closely with risk adjusters and Department of Financial Services to settle cases in most cost-effective manner to the State.
• Prepares settlement authority reports on risk cases for management (General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel).
• Maintains risk files with confidential information, tracks mediation, trial dates, and time-sensitive deadlines.
• Manages weekly litigation report, including tracking information