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ATTORNEY-GENERAL COUNSEL 1

Salary

$6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

SSD2025/AH/215801

Department

SSC Special School District

Opening Date

12/23/2025

Closing Date

12/28/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana Special School District (LSSD) is an education service agency that provides services to the Louisiana Special Schools (Louisiana School for the Deaf, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, and Special School Programs). The schools provide educational opportunities to students with low-incidence disabilities and a variety of unique needs.

The School District is seeking a highly qualifiedAttorney–General Counsel 1to serve as the chief legal advisor to the Board of Education, Superintendent, and district leadership. This role provides comprehensive legal guidance on matters including education law, labor and employment, student rights, special education, governance, policy development, contracts, litigation oversight, and regulatory compliance.

The Attorney–General Counsel plays a critical role in supporting the district’s mission by ensuring legal compliance, managing risk, and promoting ethical and effective decision-making. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of K–12 education law, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly to educators, administrators, and community stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law plus six 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=171500) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties will include; but is not limited to the following:

+ Provides general legal guidance to the Special School District.

+ Works closely with the Superintendent and other SSD leaders to ensure compliance with state and federal education, employment laws and administrative regulations.

+ Assists with legal transactions, prepares contracts and other legal documents.

+ Suggests revisions to policies and procedures for the Louisiana Special School District Board to ensure the District is compliant with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

+ Provides training to District leadership on policies, legal requirements, and other relevant topics.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional. The chosen applicant will be required to take a probationary appointment.

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday - Friday.

How To Apply:

No civil service test score is 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 the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For more information regarding this vacancy:

Alicia Holmes, HR Specialist

Louisiana Special School District

2888 Brightside Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70820

(225) 757-3207

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

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Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

+ Yes

+ No

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If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place, and disposition of case. If 'NO', please enter N/A

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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice law?

+ Yes

+ No

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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". NOTE: Failure to list the requested information may result in your application being considered incomplete.

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State of Louisiana

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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

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