Salary : $5,257.20 - $9,210.93 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number:
Department: DAF-Agriculture and Forestry
Opening Date: 06/30/2026
Closing Date: 7/14/2026 11:59 PM Central

Job Number: OMF-50660346-6.29.26-TW
This position is located in the Office of Management and Finance, Legal Division, in Baton Rouge, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish.
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry is seeking an Attorney to join our executive/legal team.
This position is responsible for preparing documents for board meetings, agency programs, and administrative adjudicatory proceedings, while investigating complaints involving potential legal and regulatory violations to help ensure compliance with laws and agency regulations.

Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Prepare documents for board meetings, programs, and administrative adjudicatory processes, including those related to litigation, contracts, memoranda of understanding, cooperative agreements, legal opinions and memoranda, enforcement orders, proposed legislation, rules and regulations, civil or criminal enforcement referral packages for the attorney general, district attorney, state or federal agencies, or other law enforcement officials, along with other relevant documents concerning the agency's operations.
• Investigate complaints on potential legal or regulatory violations applicable to the agency and other matters under administrative, civil, or criminal review.
• Assist in determining if a complaint violates laws, rules, and regulations, and if sufficient evidence supports administrative charges or legal action.
• Provide recommendations on enforcement proceedings and prepare for adjudicatory hearings before departmental boards.
• Draft rules and regulations through the promulgation process under the Administrative Procedure Act.
• Monitor and draft proposed legislation.
• Conduct legal research on statutes, rules and regulations, court decisions, and other relevant department materials.
• Prepare memos for agency officials.
• Assist with public records requests as needed and ensure compliance with laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Functional Requirements:
Light to moderate lifting, 20 pounds, with occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds
Prolonged sitting at a workstation
Occasional bending or kneeling
Drive a vehicle to perform some of the duties assigned
Environmental Factors:
Working indoors and occasionally outdoors

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Full-time- this position may be filled by probation or by promotion of a classified employee of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry serving with permanent status. Applicants who are not permanent employees of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry will be required to serve a probationary period up to 24 months.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Attorney 1 or 2, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).
Compensation:

*This position has a Special Entrance Rate at each level of the Career Progression Group*

Attorney 1 has an SER of $2,426.40 Bi-weekly.

Attorney 2 has an SER of $2,596.00 Bi-weekly.
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 this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Tiffany Waddell -HR Analyst

Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1001

Baton Rouge, LA 70806
01

To ensure compliance with the LDAF Nepotism Policy, do you have any immediate family members or relatives who are currently employed with the LDAF? Immediate family member is defined as children (blood, step, adopted), spouse, brother, sister, father, mother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Relative includes immediate family members previously defined and also includes grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece and nephew.

• Yes
• No

02

If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your immediate family member and/or relatives currently employed by the LDAF. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A.
03

Are you currently a classified employee of Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry serving with permanent status?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?

• Yes
• No

05

The incumbent of this position may drive a state-owned vehicle during working hours. Office of Risk Management prohibits drivers with three or more moving violations in a one-year period from operating a state-owned vehicle. Based on this information, will you be able to operate a state-owned vehicle?

• Yes
• No

06

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

• Yes
• No

07

If you answered yes to the question above, please list your Bar Roll Number and the original issuance date of yourlicense (mm/yy). If you answered no to the question above, please type "N/A."
Required Question