Attorney III

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Hiring Agency:

Economic Development - Agency 72

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$35.190

Job Posting:

JR2024-00007586 Attorney III (Open)

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Job Description:

Under administrative direction, provide professional legal services for the Department of Economic Development. Research, administer, and enforce the Department's statutory authority and obligations and perform related work as assigned. Independently serve as a subject matter expert, represent the Department at administrative hearings, and, as appropriate, work with State Attorney General offices to prepare or try cases going to court. Draft and negotiate contracts on behalf of the Department. Draft rules and regulations, guidance documents, memorandums, and other documents as necessary.

 

Job duties

-Assist in the implementation and ongoing administration of economic development programs through the interpretation of and/or drafting of contracts, rules and regulations, guidance documents, statutes, and case law.

-Confer with the agency head, other agency administrators, local government officials, associated or assigned agency staff members, and other interested parties regarding legal or other administrative actions or issues.

-Advise agency management and other government officials on the stipulations of program legislation and the legal impact of agency plans and operations to assist in the attainment of agency goals and objectives with statutory requirements.

-Recommends draft legislation, agency policies, and procedural statements to provide legal or administrative options to agency management in the enforcement of agency statutory authority.

-Prepares drafts of correspondence, agency rules and regulations, guidance documents, motions, pleadings, findings of fact, conclusions of law, other legal documents to provide legal guidance to agency personnel and management.

-Directs the work activities of assigned staff members, as needed, to facilitate the attainment of unit work goals and ensure the consistent application of administrative policies, procedures, standards, and legal requirements.

-Represents the agency in administrative hearings related to the enforcement of agency statutes or regulations.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Three years of experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing and trying cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws or administrative policies.

Legal Requirements: In accordance with Section 7-101, Nebraska Revised, Reissued Statutes of l943, incumbents in this class must be admitted to the Nebraska Bar.

Other: Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of state and federal constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and case law provisions pertinent to agency programs; the techniques of preparing or drafting legal documents and forms; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; the principles and practices of legal research; the procedures of trial and administrative hearings; the principles and practices of civil law administration. -Skill in preparing summaries, legal analyses, findings and conclusions, briefs and other legal documents; negotiating and communicating with others sufficient to persuade their acceptance of contentious goals or viewpoints; analyzing and interpreting various factors, perspectives, and options and applying critical thinking to resolve issues.

-Ability to prepare and communicate in person and by telephone, emails, summaries, and correspondence, the facts and arguments of a case to persuade others to accept the viewpoint presented; interact with legal associates, other governmental employees, the public, and representatives of parties involved in a case; formulate legal opinions and recommendations based on legal research and investigations; conduct legal research and investigations; identify critical elements of legal questions or issues and select appropriate course of action; prepare drafts of legal documents and forms; interpret and apply statutes, case law, decisions of judicial and administrative hearings, and administrative rules and policies.

 

Benefits

Look at what we have to offer! 
• 13 paid holidays 
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately 
• Military leave  
• 156% (that's not a typo!) state-matched retirement  
• Tuition reimbursement  
• Employee assistance program <