Salary : $6,585.00 - $12,920.00 Monthly
Location : Jackson, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/CSH/223349
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 07/13/2026
Closing Date: 7/20/2026 11:59 PM Central
Incumbent must possess broad and intensive legal experience in all phases of the legal process regarding health law.
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 InformationJob Duties:- Incumbent serves as a senior legal counsel for one of the nine LDH regions throughout the state of Louisiana, with specific emphasis on the 24-hour state psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and forensic supervised transitional residential aftercare (FSTRA) facilities on the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELM HS) campus at Jackson, Louisiana in LDH Region 2.
- Incumbent performs highly professional and administrative duties and is responsible for providing highly technical legal direction, advice, assistance, consultation, representation. Incumbent has a direct influence on the operation of LDH regional activities involving several major programs under LDH, including Office of Public Health (OPH), Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD), and Adult Protective Services (APS), as well as on the LDH facilities (including contracted facilities) located on the ELMHS campus at Jackson, Louisiana in LDH Region 2.
- This position provides highly technical legal advice, assistance, and consultation to the Executive Counsel, General Counsel, and Deputy General Counsels, on high profile and complex legal matters.
Position-Specific Details:Location: Office of the Secretary / Legal / East Felicia 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): 50557072
Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER): Attorney-Regional - $41.80 hourly / $3,344.00 bi-weekly
How To ApplyNo 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:
Casey Hickman
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821 225-342-6477
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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type "N/A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.
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Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice law?
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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.
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