Assistant Attorney General-Cheyenne Job Opening

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Attorney General's Office seeks a personnel and licensing attorney for the Tort Litigation Division. The attorney will be responsible for advising and defending executive branch directors, administrators, and human resource managers in personnel matters, as well as prosecuting professional licensing cases in front of licensing boards. The position requires presenting evidence at formal hearings and trials, and handling civil appeals from those proceedings. Additionally, the position requires reviewing draft legislation to advise the governor and clients; and composing formal and informal Attorney General opinions.

Human Resource Contact: Kirsten Baldwin [email protected] 307-777-7893
Allison Moore [email protected] 307-777-7130

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Provide professional legal advice to executive branch agency and department directors, administrators, and human resources professionals in the employment law/personnel arena
• Defend agencies charged with unlawful employment action, including discrimination
• Represent agencies in contested case hearings concerning personnel actions
• Represent agencies on appeal to district courts and the Wyoming Supreme Court, including written briefs and oral arguments
• Provide professional legal representation to various state professional licensing boards by providing legal advice and counsel to assigned investigative board members regarding complaints filed with the licensing boards
• Prosecute contested case proceedings before the board which involve disciplinary action against a license holder
• Advocate a board reviewer's position when applications are rejected and a contested case hearing is requested by the applicant
• Conduct legal research and draft or present legal conclusions
• Review draft legislation to advise the governor and clients
• Review agency correspondence
• Compose formal and informal legal opinions
• Compose legal opinions, memoranda, and position papers
• Draft and respond to pleadings, and requests for discovery and records
• Use legal skills, knowledge and experience to plan actions, devise strategies, resolve problems, and formulate legal questions, explanations, positions, and responses
• Confer with other attorneys on the state's legal staff to formulate plans, policies or strategies or to advise of the same
• Consult with section supervisor to evaluate workload among section attorneys and provide input on case assignments
• Other duties as assigned

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

To the extent that you are already familiar with personnel laws, administrative law, and of substantive case law on civil rights and employment law and governmental claims act, or some of the unique challenges that arise when representing a government agency, we want you to apply. To the extent that you are not familiar with these areas of law but you have an interest, we encourage you to apply. We will work with you to ensure that you have the knowledge that you need to succeed.

**All applicants must provide the following as attachments as part of the application process:

• Professional resume - include references
• Recent writing sample
• Law school transcript

Please review your application for completeness and accuracy

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of Wyoming and federal rules of evidence, civil procedure, appellate procedure and local court rules/procedures
• Knowledge of Wyoming professional licensing board rules and regulations relevant to action
• Knowledge of substantive case law on civil rights and employment law and the Wyoming governmental claims act
• Knowledge of state and federal employment statutes, rules, and regulations
• Knowledge of Wyoming Personnel Rules, policies, and Executive Orders
• Knowledge of Administrative Procedures Act, state and federal constitutional law, and public records and meetings law
• Knowledge of technical requirements of the law of evidence and procedure
• Knowledge of political and legislative processes
• Knowledge of statutory requirements affecting conduct
• Skill in legal research, legal writing, client counseling, and administrative and civil trial practice
• Skill in verbal communication, persuasion, diplomacy, and negotiation
• Skill in interpersonal communications, personnel management, and leadership
• Skill in appellate advocacy
• Ability to evaluate complex issues and analyze governing substantive laws
• Ability to communicate with both lay persons and lawyers/judges in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to manage large amounts of information and analyze for legal impact
• Ability to organize ideas and legal principles in clear and concise oral and written presentations
• Ability to assess legal strengths and weaknesses of client's position and negotiate or litigate relative merits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Juris doctorate.

NOTES:

• FLSA: Exempt
• Successful applicants are required to pass a criminal background investigation
• This position is at-will and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General (W.S. 9-1-608).