Closing Date: 24th April, 2024
Description:
Summary:The Office of General Counsel provides legal guidance and direction to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA). The Office provides enterprise-level legal support to the Agency's administrative functions as well as to all its programs, including Vocational Rehabilitation, the Business Enterprise Program, Roosevelt Warm Springs and Cave Spring Center, Georgia Industries for the Blind, and Disability Adjudication Services. General Counsel staff provide multi-level statutory, regulatory and policy review and implementation, as well as provide input on the Agency's business practices in accordance with legal and policy requirements.
Description:
Note: This position may be filled at either the Attorney 3 or 4 level based on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Under minimal supervision, provides legal analysis and recommendations on a full range of issues within the scope and authority of the Agency.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Serve as in-house counsel to state government agency to provide legal guidance and support to statewide staff related to all legal aspects of the Agency.
- Advises on all major agency transactions, including contracts and procurement, administrative and government functions, human resources, programmatic delivery of services, and statutory interpretation.
- Advise on employment law issues, including drafting responses to EEOC complaints and conducting human resource related investigations.
- Participates in the drafting and development of Agency policies and procedures.
- Develops, oversees, and implements administrative processes designed to maintain and monitor the legal compliance of Agency activities.
- Researches and analyzes legal issues affecting GVRA and its programs and makes recommendations to senior leadership.
- Maintains current knowledge of federal and state statutes and regulations.
- Draft, promulgate, interpret, and enforce administrative rules and regulations related to the Agency.
- Defend Agency actions before administrative law judges in accordance with the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act.
- Judges the merits of major court cases filed against or on behalf of the Agency, works with the appropriate executive(s) to define a strategic defense and approves settlements of disputes where warranted.
- Assists in ensuring that the agency conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Advises on legal aspects of the agency's financing, including assessing and advising on current and future agency structures and legal entities.
- Consult and work closely with the GVRA General Counsel as required.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Competencies:
- Customer/Client Focus.
- Collaboration Skills.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Leadership.
- Problem Solving/Analysis.
- Thoroughness.
- Time Management.
Supervisory Responsibility:
None required for this position.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
