Senior Attorney

Requisition No: 858310

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 70035141

Salary: $75,128.04 - $87,755.98 Annual Range

Posting Closing Date: 09/02/2025

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We Never Walk Alone

ADVERTISING TITLE: Senior Attorney

This open competitive advertisement is for a SES (Selected Exempt Service) position located at Central Office in the Office of General Counsel.

As a member of the Legal Services team at the Florida Department of Corrections, our mission is to provide comprehensive legal support and guidance to ensure that our operations comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We strive to protect the rights of inmates, staff, and the public while promoting justice and fairness within the correctional system. Our goal is to uphold the highest standards of legal integrity and contribute to the overall safety and effectiveness of our department.

JOB DUTIES:

• Offer insightful legal advice to agency leaders and field staff on daily operations and civil litigation matters.
• Represent the Department of Corrections and its officials in state and federal courts, as well as administrative tribunals, handling everything from evidence review to trial representation and appeals.
• Oversee a large caseload of administrative, state, and federal civil cases managed by outside counsel, developing comprehensive legal strategies, coordinating discovery, and reviewing pleadings.
• Review, analyze, and draft proposed legislation, ensuring departmental policies and procedures are legally sound, and providing guidance to agency staff.
• Tackle legally complex and sensitive assignments and perform various tasks assigned by the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:

• • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Member of the Florida Bar in good standing.
• Two (2) years of experience as an attorney.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Member of the Florida Federal District Courts.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

The Florida Department of Corrections requires all job applicants and volunteers to pass a Level 2 background check as per Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. This check must be completed before they can start working or volunteering.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) only hires U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. FDC uses E-Verify to confirm an employee?s eligibility to work after completing the I-9 form. For online application issues, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.