Requisition No: 838017
Agency: Business and Professional Regulations
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
ATTORNEY
Position # 79011107
Hiring Salary: $60,816.00
Our Organization and Mission:
License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on DBPR to ensure important matters are handled well, from the safety of food service to the qualifications of licensure that ensure skilled professionals perform their work safely.
Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, the agency oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries.
The General Counsel’s Office has many areas of business and administrative law.
The Work You Will Do:
As prosecutors, OGC has a unique role within the Department. OGC has units in:
- Hotels & Restaurants, Condos
- Drugs, Devices, & Cosmetics
- Construction & Unlicensed Activity
- Arbitration
- Certified Public Accounting
Our task is to stay focused on our unique role and to encourage compliance, protecting the safety, health, and welfare of Florida’s citizens and visitors.
Your Specific Responsibilities:
This position is primarily responsible for performing administrative prosecution of violations for assigned professions/occupations/businesses under the jurisdiction of the department.
- Analyze violations of statutes or administrative rules for regulated professions/occupations/businesses.
- Recommend appropriate action, including finding of probable cause.
- Draft administrative complaints and other legal documents.
- Present recommendations to probable cause panels or agency management.
- Identify cases where emergency action may be appropriate.
- Prosecute administrative complaints at the Division of Administrative Hearings.
- Conduct other civil and administrative litigation on behalf of the Department.
- Prepare pleadings, motions, memoranda, and discovery.
- Conduct legal research and participate in settlement negotiations.
- Provide legal advice on Department matters as needed.
- Respond to public records requests.
- Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor.
- Assist other units as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Skill in drafting legal documents.
- Ability to manage multiple complex cases.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to conduct legal research.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Must have a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Must be a current member of the Florida Bar or pass the Florida Bar exam within one year of appointment.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- State of Florida retirement package.
- Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday.
- Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually.
- Health insurance coverage for eligible employees.
- Tuition waiver program for approved State of Florida Colleges or Universities.
***Information contained in responses to Qualifying Questions must also be disclosed on the State of Florida Employment Application.***
Applicant Note: If selected, you may be required to place your current license in inactive status. This position requires a security background check, physician assessment, drug screening, and participation in direct deposit.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer.
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