Attorney Supervisor (General Law Unit) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5025837) Apply  Attorney Supervisor (General Law Unit) Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 47/50560158/AtSup/7.30.25-MV Department DOTD-Administration Division Section 47 Opening Date 07/30/2025 Closing Date 8/6/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions About this Job Section 47 - Legal 47/50560158/AtSup/7.30.25-MV At DOTD, our mission is to innovatively develop and sustain safe and reliable infrastructure comprising highways, multimodal transportation assets, micro-mobility systems, and public works. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity. About this Job: This position reports to the Attorney-Deputy General Counsel 1. This attorney serves as Attorney Supervisor for the General Law Unit of the Legal Section, Department of Transportation and Development, which is currently composed of one Attorney Supervisor, four attorneys, one paralegal, one Administrative Assistant 4, and two Administrative Coordinator 4's. Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\_Finance/HR/Pages/Career\_Center.aspx Minimum Qualifications Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus four years of experience as a practicing attorney. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=160610) . Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: + Analyzes, organizes, assigns, reviews, recommends, and approves tasks assigned to the General Law Unit. + Directs, guides, administers and supervises the attorneys, contract counsel, paralegals, and clerical staff engaged in the General Law Unit; analyzes, organizes, distributes and monitors the cases and miscellaneous legal, administrative, and clerical tasks assigned to the members of the General Law Unit, including reviews, recommendations and approvals of ongoing and completed work. + Assists the supervising Deputy General Counsel 1 with all aspects of DOTD's annual legislative process as directed, including recommending, evaluating, preparing, supervising, coordinating and directing drafting and preparation of DOTD's annual legislative package. + Prepares and monitors professional service contracts with attorneys and other professionals engaged in litigation support; reviews and approves payment of statements for services rendered and costs advanced by contract attorneys and experts. Position-Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty Compensation: Special Entrance Rate (SER) There is a Special Entrance Rate of $2932.80 biweekly. Progressive Premium Pay for hours actually worked: 0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour 2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour 4 years or greater - $2.00/hour How to Apply: No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Contact Information: For further information about this vacancy, contact: Melissa Willard Administrative Program Specialist A LA DOTD Legal Section Phone: (225) 242-4667 E-mail:Melissa.willard@la.gov The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type. Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Are you a permanent LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 02 Are you a probational LADOTD employee? + Yes + No 03 Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana? + Yes + No 04 If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A." 05 To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members? 06 Do you possess a current, valid license to practice law in Louisiana? + Yes + No 07 If you answered yes to the question above, please list your Bar Roll Number and the original issuance date of your license (mm/yy). If you answered no to the question above, please type "N/A." 08 Have you had any supervision of large projects that you were responsible for the final project? If so, please explain. 09 Do you have experience drafting, reviewing and analyzing legislation? 10 Do you have experience supervising attorneys? Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email