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Attorney Supervisor (Property Unit)

Salary

$5,751.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

47/167230/ATTSUP/1.20.26-LR

Department

DOTD-Administration

Division

Section 47

Opening Date

01/13/2026

Closing Date

1/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

47/167230/ATTSUP/1.20.26-LR

Section 47 - Legal

Attorney Supervisor (Property Unit)

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 Real Estate Unit of the Legal Section, Department of Transportation and Development, and has direct supervision over 3 Attorneys, 2 paralegals, 2 Administrative Coordinators and l Right of Way Agent.

While in an official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

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:

+ Serves as statewide legal advisor to the DOTD Real Estate Section, providing counsel related to right-of-way acquisition and expropriation matters to ensure project and letting deadlines are met.

+ Oversees and manages legal operations of the Property Unit, including assignment, review, and approval of legal, administrative, and clerical work.

+ Supervises attorneys, contract counsel, paralegals, and clerical staff engaged in property and real estate legal matters.

+ Provides legal guidance and support in the preparation, litigation, and resolution of expropriation suits, inverse condemnation cases, and related administrative proceedings.

+ Assists with or leads highly complex litigation, including jury and non-jury trials and appellate matters, when required.

+ Manages professional service contracts related to litigation support, including monitoring performance and approving payments for services and costs.

+ Monitors and analyzes legislation impacting the Real Estate Section; provides interpretation, recommendations, and drafts legislation as needed in coordination with executive legal leadership.

+ Performs special legal and administrative assignments as directed by the General Counsel or executive leadership, including emergency or disaster support activities.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment or Detail to Special Duty

Compensation: This position has Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $2,932.80 biweekly.

In addition to the SERs, it is also entitled to the following Progressive Premium Pay rates 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 score is requiredin 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). Resumes will notbe acceptedin lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Melissa Willard

Administrative Program Specialist – Legal

225-242-4667

[email protected]

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 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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Do you possess a current, valid license to practice law in Louisiana?

+ Yes

+ No

02

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.

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

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