LICENSING ATTORNEY - OPS

LICENSING ATTORNEY - OPS - 67980037

Date: Aug 12, 2026

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website .

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

Total Compensation Estimator

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, (For more information, please click ).
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit .

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.

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