LICENSING ATTORNEY - OPS - 67980037

Requisition No: 879479 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: LICENSING ATTORNEY - OPS - 67980037

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67980037 

Salary:  $55.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 07/28/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Attorney - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: Licensing Attorney

POSITION NUMBER: 67980037

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

This position is a Telework position.

 

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

 

SALARY RANGE

$55.00 Hourly

Position Summary

Represents the Agency in litigation in various forums to include state trial and appellate courts, federal trial and appellate courts, and state and federal administrative forums. This includes representing the Agency before the Division of Administrative Hearings relating to licensing issues under section 120.60, Florida Statutes.

 

The Work You Will Do 

Performs a variety of complicated legal services. Provides legal advice and guidance on complex Agency issues. Responds to oral and written requests from Agency personnel as directed by the General Counsel. Legal advice and guidance requires careful research, exploration of the underlying facts, and discussions with appropriate staff

 

Conducts legal research, interprets statutes, reviews regulations, rules, and operating procedures as necessary in carrying out duties and responsibilities.

 

Works with Agency personnel in developing legislation, reviewing proposed legislation, (bill analyses), implementing new legislation, and reviewing existing statutes for proposing any needed legislation.

 

Drafts and reviews proposed rules for both substantive and technical legality. Participate in rule development, rule workshops and rule hearings. Responsible for moving proposed rules through the statutory rulemaking process.

 

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Must have a valid Driver's License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.

 

• Methods of data collection.

Ability to: