Closing Date: 18th August, 2026

Description:

Job Summary - Why you'll love this position
The Missouri Department of Mental Health is seeking to fill a vacancy for an Assistant General Counsel Labor and Employment Specialist position. This position is domiciled in Jefferson City, Missouri. Remote work options available up to four days in a five-day work week, following two months of successful orientation and on-boarding in-office.

The base salary offered for this position ranges from $80,000.00-$105,352.00 annually, commensurate with education and experience. If the selected candidate is eligible for a pay differential, such as retention pay, the total salary may exceed what is listed in this posting.

Responsibilities - What you'll do
This is a highly responsible position, reporting to the Department General Counsel. Responsibilities are advising facilities in labor and employment matters, including but not limited to:

Advising on federal and state labor laws.
Advising on employee discipline, employee leave and accommodation requests, and employee grievances.
Review and drafting of employment related policies.
Review and drafting of responses to federal and state agency inquiries, including EEOC, MCHR and Department of Labor inquiries, and representing the facility in such matters, including mediation.
Advising on union matters and representing the facility in such matters, including arbitration.
Advising and serving as liaison between the facility and trial counsel in employment litigation involving DMH facilities.
Periodic travel may be required.

Qualifications - All you need for success
Experience in civil employment litigation and/or employment immigration visa legal matters, is preferred.

Qualifications include:

Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and a current license to practice law in the State of Missouri.
Minimum five (5) years labor and employment law experience.
Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
Maintain a high standard of ethics and professionalism.
Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Job Details - More reasons to love this position
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:
hrmail@dmh.mo.gov