• Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions and problem solving.
• Drafts or reviews contracts that may involve real property, construction, or utility issues and that involve commercial parties and other government entities.
• Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents, administrative rules, and/or other written materials.
• Receives, researches and responds to incoming questions or complaints; provides information, explains policy and procedures, and/or facilitates a resolution.
• Prepares administrative cases by conducting legal research and gathering evidence in area that typically involve permits.
• May assist with determining needs in discovery, and/or complete discovery and address other needs to respond to discovery requests.
• May assist with representing the state or the employing agency in lawsuits, grievances, and complaints.
• Interacts with regulatory agencies to resolve inquiries.
• Represents clients at formal or informal administrative hearings, or administers administrative hearing processes.
• Occasionally may be required to travel to various locations and stay overnight.

(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry in position)
 

• agency and/or organizational program(s)
• communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing
• read interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures
• speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally
• legal processes and procedures
• applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures
• civil and criminal justice laws
• understand and apply case and statutory law
• evaluation information against a set of standards
• use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions
• laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, the democratic political process, and legislative history
• perform legal research using case law and appropriate techniques
• laws governing access to public and private records (Government Records Access and Management Act)
• make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• deal with people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism
• provide consultation and/or expert advice or testimony
• knowledge of Rules of Evidence
• interpret and apply legal decisions and identify current and emerging trends in interpretation
• knowledge of principles, theories and practices of judicial or administrative law
• knowledge of attorney obligations when acting in-house for government client

• A Juris Doctorate is required.
• Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking, standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc.   Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• A conditional offer of employment will be made pending a satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
• Must be able to travel as required.
• Attorneys are hired at a salary consistent with their experience-level-peers in non-supervisory positions as outlined below. 

  Experience	Base Rate	Annual
  0-2 Years	$54.00	$112,320
  3-5 Years	$57.00	$118,560
  6-10 Years	$60.00	$124,800
  11-15 Years	$63.00	$131,040
  16-20 Years	$66.00	$137,280
  21-25 Years	$69.00	$143,520
  26-30 Years	$72.00	$149,760
  31-35 Years	$75.00	$156,000
  36-40 Years	$78.00	$162,240
  41-45 Years	$81.00	$168,480
  46-50 Years	$84.00	$174,720