Description:
Recruitment InformationThis posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division.
The position is located on Oahu (Downtown Honolulu).
Salary commensurate with education and experience.
If you have any questions regarding this non-civil service exempt position, please send an email to Ms. Ty Nohara at tnohara@dcca.hawaii.gov.
The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this exempt position to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Duties Summary:
The Business Registration Division's Securities Enforcement Branch is seeking a Supervising Staff Attorney.
The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the supervising attorney and branch chief of the Securities Enforcement Branch, overseeing a staff of attorneys, investigators, and legal clerks. The duties and responsibilities of the position include planning, assigning and reviewing the work of the staff attorneys, who institute legal action against people who violate the state's securities and franchise laws. In addition to supervising the work of the legal staff, the position will also perform complex legal duties. The supervising attorney will be responsible for providing assistance to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Securities as they perform their administrative duties.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor degree.
Experience: Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of legal experience, which included the preparation of pleadings, motions or other court documentations. Experience in or with the securities industry, e.g. having worked in the securities industry in some capacity or practiced securities law, is desirable.
Supervisory Aptitude: Must possess supervisory aptitude, which is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments, which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision.
Knowledge: Understanding of general legal principles and statutory and case law. Understanding of financial markets, securities and franchise terms and concepts.
Skills/Abilities: Ability to manage an independent unit. The supervising attorney must have the ability to research substantive law issues and provide interpretation of statues to the Securities Enforcement Branch staff. Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to draft testimony for legislative hearings, draft legislation, draft new regulations and amend existing regulations.
Requirement: An attorney of good standing, licensed to practice law in the State of Hawaii.
Legal Authorization to Work Requirement: The State of Hawaii requires that all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, national, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
Other Information:
The position is exempt from the civil service and considered temporary in nature. Therefore, if you are appointed to the position, your employment will be considered to be "at will," which means that you may be discharged from your employment at the prerogative of the department head or designee at any time.
Note: The State Recruiting Office will refer you to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs regarding the exempt position.