Requisition No: 875337
Agency: Financial Services
Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43000144
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 43000144
Salary: $78,795.00 - $102,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 06/06/2026
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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****
CLASS TITLE: SENIOR ATTORNEY
DIVISION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
BUREAU: CRIMINAL LAW & FALSE CLAIMS
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
SPECIAL NOTES:
It is the agency’s goal to fill multiple vacancies with this advertisement.
Requirements:
Preferences:
Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
These positions are located in Tallahassee.
This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.
The salary range is $78,795.00 -$102,000.00.
Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.
Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.
Benefits worth approximately $29,000-$40,000 (per DMS).
*Highly skilled, professional environment
*Career Growth
*Student Loan Forgiveness Program (Eligibility Required)
*Healthcare benefits, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
*Leave benefits (annual, sick, administrative)
*Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
*Tuition Fee Waivers (accepted by major Florida colleges/universities)
*Florida Bar annual dues, contingent upon agency approval
*Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The Criminal Law & False Claims attorneys are legal advisors to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID). This section advises sworn and non-sworn investigators state-wide on insurance fraud, public assistance fraud, workers’ compensation fraud, theft of state resources, unclaimed property fraud, public corruption, and fire, arson, and explosives investigations. The section also represents the CFO’s interest in False Claims Act cases served on the Department. Our attorneys work with investigators on a variety of matters, from developing complex, multi-jurisdictional organized fraud rings and scheme to defraud cases for presentation to prosecutors, to reviewing search warrants for sufficiency, advising on investigational procedures and agency policy, and preparing personnel for testimony. This section provides a substantial amount of training to CID employees and requires occasional travel for the training.
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.
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.
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