Requisition No: 874199
Agency: Financial Services
Working Title: SENIOR ATTORNEY - 43004473
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 43004473
Salary: $78,795.00 - $102,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 05/16/2026
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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****
DIVISION: OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
BUREAU: LITIGATION & SPECIAL PROJECTS
CITY: TALLAHASSEE
COUNTY: LEON
Requirements:
Preferences:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
SPECIAL NOTES:
DFS Senior Attorneys work on a sophisticated portfolio with a high degree of private-sector relevance. The salary range for this position is $78,795.00 -$102,000.00 with benefits (state health insurance and retirement contributions) worth approximately $29,000.00 -$40,000.00 (per DMS).
Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.
There is no billing requirement for this position, as it is in Tallahassee.
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
THE BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
The Florida Department of Financial Services, led by Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, is hiring a Senior Attorney to manage Final Orders for the Department. The ideal Final Orders attorney has exceptional research and writing skills and the ability to work independently on a variety of legal issues. This position is within the Litigation and Special Projects section which represents the CFO and the Department in civil, appellate, and administrative litigation and provides legal counsel to the Divisions of Risk Management and Consumer Services, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Office of Human Resources
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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