Requisition No: 879479
Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Working Title: LICENSING ATTORNEY - OPS - 67980037
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 67980037
Salary: $55.00 Hourly
Posting Closing Date: 08/19/2026
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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
POSITION: Attorney - Other Personal Services (OPS)
WORKING TITLE: Licensing Attorney
POSITION NUMBER: 67980037
OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY
This posting may close before the posted closing date.
This position is a Telework position.
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 eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:
State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
Retirement plan options, (
And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics.
This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.
- Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.
SALARY RANGE
$55.00 Hourly
Position Summary
Represents the Agency in litigation in various forums to include state trial and appellate courts, federal trial and appellate courts, and state and federal administrative forums. This includes representing the Agency before the Division of Administrative Hearings relating to licensing issues under section 120.60, Florida Statutes.
The Work You Will Do
Performs a variety of complicated legal services. Provides legal advice and guidance on complex Agency issues. Responds to oral and written requests from Agency personnel as directed by the General Counsel. Legal advice and guidance requires careful research, exploration of the underlying facts, and discussions with appropriate staff
Conducts legal research, interprets statutes, reviews regulations, rules, and operating procedures as necessary in carrying out duties and responsibilities.
Works with Agency personnel in developing legislation, reviewing proposed legislation, (bill analyses), implementing new legislation, and reviewing existing statutes for proposing any needed legislation.
Drafts and reviews proposed rules for both substantive and technical legality. Participate in rule development, rule workshops and rule hearings. Responsible for moving proposed rules through the statutory rulemaking process.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Must have a valid Driver's License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Knowledge of:
Principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.
Methods of data collection.
Ability to:
Prepare correspondence and administrative reports.
Understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Additional Information
Profile Completion
To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.
Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.
Retiree Notice
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 suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.
Direct Deposit Program
As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.
Background Screening Requirement
It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.
No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.
APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).
All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287.
Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.
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.
Location:
ALACHUA, FL, US, 32315 COPELAND, FL, US, 34137 CRYSTAL RIVER, FL, US, 32629 Remote / Telework, US EDGEWATER, FL, US, 32141 BONITA SPRINGS, FL, US, 34135 DANIA BEACH, FL, US, 33004 CORAL GABLES, FL, US, 33186 BAY PINES, FL, US, 33744 WEXFORD, PA, US, 15090 AUCILLA, FL, US, 32344 BIG PINE KEY, FL, US, 33043 CLERMONT, FL, US, 34711 COCOA, FL, US, 32927 AVON PARK, FL, US, 33382 DUNDEE, FL, US, 33838 CAPE CORAL, FL, US, 33909 DELRAY BEACH, FL, US, 33444 CRESTVIEW, FL, US, 32536 ARCHER, FL, US, 32618 CLERMONT, FL, US, 34715 ARCADIA, FL, US, 34265 BARTOW, FL, US, 32644 CRESTVIEW, FL, US, 32539 ELLENTON, FL, US, 34222 DESTIN, FL, US, 32541 CORAL GABLES, FL, US, 33156 CANTONMENT, FL, US, 32533 EUSTIS, FL, US, 32727 CLEARWATER, FL, US, 33755 FORT MYERS, FL, US, 33966 COCOA, FL, US, 32922 FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, US, 32035 DUNEDIN, FL, US, 34698 FORT MYERS, FL, US, 33913 BOCA RATON, FL, US, 33487 CLARKSVILLE, FL, US, 32430 DORAL, FL, US, 33166 BLOUNTSTOWN, FL, US, 32424 WASHINGTON, DC, US, 20001 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ISLAND, FL, US, 32003 DAYTONA BEACH, FL, US, 32124 WASHINGTON, DC, US, 20011 BRISTOL, FL, US, 32321 PITTSBURGH, PA, US, 15205 CARRABELLE, FL, US, 32322
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