Salary : $6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/DRT/227314
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 10/13/2026
Closing Date: 11/3/2026 11:59 PM Central
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 found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:
As a senior legal counsel for one of the nine LDH regions (LDH REGION 2) throughout the state of Louisiana, encompassing numerous parishes.
- Incumbent performs highly responsible professional and administrative duties and is responsible for independently providing highly technical legal direction, advice, assistance, consultation, representation and having a direct influence on the operation of LDH regional activities involving several major programs under LDH in the region (including Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Office of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Supports (OIDDS), Medicaid, Human Resources (HR), Adult Protective Services (APS), Office of Public Health (OPH), and Office of Women's Health, and for LDH facilities (including contracted facilities) and offices located in the LDH REGION 2.
- This position will also serve as backup to the LDH Region 3 Regional Attorney.
- This position provides highly technical legal advice, assistance, and consultation on high profile and complex legal problems to Executive Counsel, General Counsel, and Deputy General Counsels.
- Incumbent must possess a broad and intensive legal experience in all phases of the legal process regarding health law.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, Promotional appointment, or Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)
Cost Center: 3071070203
Position Number(s): 50331207
Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER):
Attorney-Regional - $35.22 hourly / $2,817.60 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 the position 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For information on how to check your application status and understand status updates, please click HEREContact Information:
Deanda Thymes
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-6477
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As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
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- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
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- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
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