Senior Attorney - Real Estate Law

Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 79011513

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE LEGAL UNITSENIOR ATTORNEYPosition Number: 79011513 Responsibilities range from ensuring the safety of food service, maintaining the integrity of real estate transactions, furthering the transparency of condominium governance, and of course, overseeing the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. DBPR’s stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike. Griffin, DBPR oversees many of Florida’s professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website: This is a highly responsible position that may serve as a Deputy Chief Attorney and performs administrative prosecution of violations for assigned professions under the jurisdiction of the department, including Chapters 455 and 475, Florida Statutes, and all applicable practice acts. Provides leadership and guidance to assigned law clerks and other division employees; Provides legal procescution; Analyzes violations of statutes or administrative rules for regulated professions and recommends appropriate action; Researches/drafts/reviews/amends pleadings, complaints, motions, dismissal orders, consent orders, settlement agreements and memoranda of law; Reviews, edits, and evaluates proposed rule packages; Prosecutes and defends enforcement actions before the Division of Administrative Hearings and the agency's informal hearing officer; Defends claims for attorney fees and costs; Provides legal advice to division staff and other agency employees.

Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, and policies;
Skill in drafting legal documents;
Ability to conduct legal research;
Ability to recognize and act on emerging issues and shifting priorities;
Ability to travel.

Must have at least two years of professional experience in the practice of law.

NOTE: This advertisement may be used to fill multiple positions in different legal units.

State of Florida retirement package: Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday.
The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
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NOTE: This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online. If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call View phone number on click.appcast.io.
to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: .
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.
S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io). All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.