License efficiently. Regulate fairly. Florida counts on the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) to ensure important matters are handled well. Responsibilities range from ensuring the safety of food service, maintaining the integrity of real estate transactions, furthering the transparency of condominium governance, and overseeing the qualifications of licensure that ensure work requiring a skilled professional is performed safely and sufficiently. DBPR's stakeholders include these professionals and their customers alike.
Under the direction of Secretary Melanie S. Griffin, DBPR oversees many of Florida's professions and industries in the areas above, and many more which can be seen on our website:
The Deputy General Counsel for Administration (Chief Legal Counsel) works under the direction of the General Counsel and serves as the agency's Ethics Officer, Informal Hearing Officer, and Public Records/Open Government Attorney. This position is also responsible for overseeing the legality of purchases, procurements, and contracts; overseeing the Department's personnel attorney; and overseeing the Division of Florida Condominium, Timeshares and Mobile Home arbitration section. The position serves as the senior legal advisor to the Office of Secretary, the General Counsel, and various divisions and bureaus in the different operational areas of the department.
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, governing regulations, executive orders, and agency rules and political process; Knowledge of the Florida Administrative Procedure Act; Knowledge of Florida's Public Records Laws; Knowledge of Florida's purchasing laws; Knowledge of personnel law; Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; Ability to review contracts for legal sufficiency; Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; Ability to work independently; Ability to recognize and act on emerging issues and shifting priorities; Ability to supervise; Ability to communicate effectively.
Must be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar; Must have at least two years of professional experience in the practice of law; and Must have a valid Driver's License.
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including: State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required. Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually. The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees. The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees. Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc. Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available. Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University For additional benefit information, please visit the following website: