**Description**
Are you a recent law school graduate or an attorney with less than one year of
experience looking to work with a dynamic group of experienced attorneys and
paralegals who will give you opportunities to further your legal career? If
so, we are looking for you! Our Agency is hiring an Attorney to join the team
of attorneys providing legal support to the many important agency programs
providing services to Nebraskans. If you’re ready to jump-start your growth in
the industry reach out to us today!
What we can offer you:
* Stable Employment Opportunity
* Career Development and Learning
* Tuition Reimbursement
* 156% match of first 4.8% contribution to Retirement Plan
* 13 Paid Holidays
* Generous Leave Accruals and Benefits
* Opportunity to be part of a caring organization.
$23.224 - $34.235 Negotiable; commensurate with education and/or experience,
if approved.
M-F, 8:00-5:00
**Examples of Work**
Examples of work:
* Interpret and communicate the legal effect of transactional documents;
* Analyze the application of relevant law to specific facts; recognize the impact of developing legislation and case law on the agency and its programs; and interpret complex federal and state constitutional, statutory and regulatory law.
* Provide litigation support to the agency and to the Attorney General's Office in agency cases.
* May assist with representing the agency in guardianship court hearings, assisting with regulations, and providing advice and counsel to program staff.
**Qualifications / Requirements**
REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from an accredited school of law and admission to the
Nebraska Bar.
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
Knowledge of state and/or federal statutory and case law and constitutional
provisions pertinent to agency programs; the techniques of preparing or
drafting legal document 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 criminal and civil
law administration. Skilled 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.
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement
and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of
your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! For more information on
benefits currently offered to permanent teammates, please visit:
http://statejobs.nebraska.gov/benefits.html