Utah

  • Salt Lake County, UT


  • Permanent

  • Full-time
Job Description

Assistant Attorney General – State Agency Counsel

The State Agency Counsel Division of the Attorney General’s Office has an opening in its Salt Lake City Office for a mid-range attorney with 5 or more years of legal experience. The attorney will provide counsel and transactional representation to a variety of state agencies, boards and commissions. The position will require the attorney to work with high level and high profile individuals, including constitutional officers and elected officials. The State Agency Counsel practice is fast-paced; the attorney will have a portfolio of clients who expect thorough and complete legal advice.

Ideal candidate should have a variety of legal experiences with government law. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to cultivate and maintain good attorney-client relationships with a variety of clients. Clear and concise legal writing skills, knowledge of transactional law, and state government operations is required. Knowledge and appreciation of economic development a plus.

All applicants must be members of good standing in the Utah Bar. A security background is completed as a condition of employment. The position is a career service position upon successful completion of a one year probationary period. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Example of Duties

An Assistant Attorney General will perform the following tasks:

  • Prepares cases by conducting legal research and gathering evidence.
  • Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions.
  • Determine needs in discovery, and/or completes discovery; participates in decision making and strategy sessions in preparing cases for court and determining evidence to be used.
  • Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents 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.
  • Represents the state or the employing agency in lawsuits, grievances, and complaints.
  • Drafts litigation working documents; prepares documents consisting of concise decisions based upon facts of case interpretations of law and compliance with state and federal standards.
  • Conduct conferences with defendants and/or attorneys and negotiate settlements.
  • Represents clients at formal or informal hearings.
  • May be required to travel to various locations and stay overnight.

Typical Qualifications

The model applicant for this position is someone who:

  • agency and/or organizational program(s)
  • communicates information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing
  • reads, interprets and applies laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures
  • speaks clearly, concisely and effectively; listens 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
  • understands and applies case and statutory law
  • evaluates information against a set of standards
  • uses 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
  • performs legal research using case law and appropriate techniques
  • laws governing access to public and private records (Government Records Access and Management Act)
  • makes a decision or solves a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explores alternatives, and proposes quality solutions
  • deals with people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism
  • provides consultation and/or expert advice or testimony
  • rules of evidence
  • interprets and applies legal decisions and identify current and emerging trends in interpretation
  • Fair Labor Standards Act and related employment legislation
  • principles, theories, and practices of judicial or administrative law

Supplemental Information

  • 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.
  • Valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA 53-3-202(1)(a).
  • Active membership in the Utah State Bar.

Benefits:

The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for a detailed information page: . To access a Total Compensation Calculator in Excel format click .

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