Closing Date: 28th October, 2026
Description:
Job Summary:This position will provide executive-level legal advice and counsel, legal direction, strategic planning, and supervision to the Department's legal activities as a member of the General Counsel's Office team. These functions include the oversight, direction, and coordination of the Department's litigation, legal advice, contracts, data privacy functions, administrative law functions, legal policies, negotiations and settlements, and legal compliance activities. The incumbent will provide legal analysis of multiple specialized areas of law. Work requires extensive and substantial familiarity with current and developing legal issues, the regular use of professional legal principles and practices, statutes, case law, and rules.
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Qualifications:
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume/application clearly describes your experience in the areas listed below, and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held. Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of these minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Active license in good standing to practice law in the State of Minnesota and current with continuing legal education requirements.
- Graduation from an ABA (American Bar Association) accredited law school.
- Demonstrated leadership experience as a manager, supervisor, or team lead including experience thoughtfully and appropriately navigating difficult or sensitive situations.
- Ability to prioritize projects and initiatives by aligning people and resources to meet the needs and strategies of the team.
- Ability to identify internal and external pressures/roadblocks that impact or may impact the work of the agency and navigate them effectively.
- And
- Seven years of experience practicing law in three or more of the following areas:
- Litigation management
- Public administration
- Veteran services and benefits
- Health care administration
- Data practices
- Ethics
- Employment law
- State procurement
- Administrative law
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Minnesota statutes, administrative rules, regulation, procedures, and/or case law related to Veterans and Veterans administration and operations.
- Experience working with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and/or state government.
- Experience explaining client/organization liability to non-attorneys.
- Experience with state procurement process and contracts.
- Experience working with Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Additional Requirements:
- Employment reference checks will be conducted on finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance and contact with the applicant's former employer(s).
- A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) background check may be conducted on the top finalist(s) for the position(s). When conducted, a finalist must pass the DHS background check.
- A Tuberculosis (Mantoux) screening (or chest x-ray) is required prior to employment.
- Finalists may be required to pass a driver's license check.
How to Apply:
Select “Apply for Job” at the top of this page. If you have questions about applying for jobs, contact the Careers Help Desk at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. For additional information about the application process, go to http://www.mn.gov/careers.
Contact:
If you have questions about this position, contact Lacey Konkel at lacey.konkel@state.mn.us or 952-378-5519.
To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Lacey Konkel at lacey.konkel@state.mn.us.
