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Position Summary:  

The attorney provides legal counsel and support to agency leadership, divisions, and staff by identifying and analyzing legal and policy issues, conducting legal research, and preparing clear, well-reasoned memoranda and briefs. Reviews agency correspondence, policies, manuals, and proposed regulations for compliance with state and federal law, including WIOA and related regulations. Advises on legal risks, options, and outcomes to ensure agency operations comply with applicable laws. Evaluates legal and factual claims in administrative and judicial matters, represents the agency in hearings and proceedings, and participates in meetings, depositions, and trials as required.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following: 

  • Receives oral or written questions from other divisions working groups and employees of the agency or receives oral or written assignments from the Chief Counsel.
  • Identifies the legal and/or policy issues which are involved in the questions or assignments.
  • Exercises sound legal reasoning to organize, analyze and summarize legal research. Prepares and clearly communicates memoranda or briefs which identify the legal and/or policy issues involved, the legal authorities pertinent to the legal and/or policy issues involved and where appropriate, the possible courses of action that might be taken and the possible results from each possible course of action.
  • Reads, analyzes and evaluates agency letters and interoffice memos, policy statements, personnel and program manuals and proposed administrative regulations for compliance with current law, legal authority, legal reasoning and legal implications.
  • Provides legal counsel to various Divisions, Staff, agency administrative officials and field personnel to assure that Commerce and its operating units perform their respective duties in accordance with the law and also to aid in compliance with state laws, federal laws, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and other pertinent federal laws and regulations.
  • Researches and drafts agency letters and interoffice memos, policy statements, personnel and program manuals and administrative regulations which comport with current federal and state law.
  • Reads, analyzes and evaluates the legal and factual claims raised in letters, motions, discovery, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, KJRA hearings appellate briefs delivered to the agency by opposing parties.
  • Researches and drafts letters, motions, discovery, memoranda, briefs, pleadings and appellate briefs.
  • Travels to, attends and actively participates in meetings, depositions, hearings and trials.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:  

  • J.D. Degree from an accredited law school. 
  • Certification of admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Kansas. 
  • Complex work experience in licensed law practice