Description:
Duties:Provides legal counsel to the A Public Transit Agency focusing primarily on labor and employment law, administrative law, with cross functional work to contracts and real estate and litigation matters as needed. Within these disciplines, duties include providing legal support, as well as advice and counsel to various departments within the Authority. Represents the Authority's interests in various administrative hearings, and before state and federal administrative agencies. Some litigation work may be required. Prepares legal reports and memoranda, and renders legal opinions as requested. Performing other duties of a similar nature may be required.
Areas of expertise should include:
- labor and employment law, labor arbitration, personnel and human resources;
- administrative law; rendering legal opinions on public sector legal issues, including but not limited to, statutory compliance with federal, state and local laws;
- contracting, including all matters at each phase of the procurement process from pre-solicitation through award, administration, termination, and contract closeout and general public construction contracting;
- real property transactions, including acquisition, management and real estate claims;
- legal assistance in project development, collaboration with other public entities, transit-oriented development, and engineering services.
Minimum Requirements:
Applicant must have a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and a license to practice law in the state of Ohio. Applicants must have a minimum of five (5) years' experience actively practicing law is preferred. Applicants who have less than five (5) years legal experience will also be considered. Experience with civil law within a government entity or organization that deals with government/public labor and employment issues, administrative law, contracting, and analyzing, investigating, and resolving claims, disputes and related matters is preferred.
Working Conditions:
The working conditions described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environmental Conditions:
This person will work predominantly in an office type environment. They will also frequently be required to attend hearings, meetings, and the like at external locations, and be subjected to the weather, terrain, transportation issues, etc.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for up to 8 or more hours a day. The employee is frequently required to see, hear, and speak. The employee may be required to work at a computer video display terminal for more than 5 hours a day. The employee is occasionally required to travel and work irregular schedules. Lift and carry files, books, etc. to court or other venues inside/outside; frequently required to bend and kneel in performance of job duties.
Mental Demands
Reading, watching, studying, observing, focused listening, auditing, inspecting, proofreading, and evaluating. Ability to give, receive and analyze information, formulate work plans, prepare written materials, and articulate goals and action plans. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); develop and interpret policy, procedures, and data; maintain emotional control under stress.