Minnesota Management & Budget General Counsel - General Counsel 3

Working Title: Minnesota Management & Budget General Counsel

Job Class: General Counsel 3

Agency: Mn Management & Budget

• Job ID : 82769

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 12/21/2024

• Closing Date : 01/10/2025

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Mn Management & Budget / Mn Mgmt & Budget - Managerial

• Division/Unit : Legal Services

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $62.07 - $88.79 / hourly; $129,602 - $185,393 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 220 - Manager/Unrep

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (~~~/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

This position serves as the principal in-house counsel for Minnesota Management and Budget. The primary role is to provide legal advice and counsel, legal direction, and supervision to of MMB's legal activities. This includes oversight, direction, and coordination of MMB's litigation, legal advice, legal compliance, data practices and administrative law functions. This position maintains the ongoing coordination of MMB's relationship with the Attorney General's Office. This position also acts as the State Ethics Officer. This position will support a high performing legal team, recognizing existing individual expertise and supporting continued professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate (J.D) from an ABA-accredited law school

• Current Minnesota bar membership in good standing at the time of hire

• Seven years or more of total legal experience in a law firm, in-house, corporate counsel and/or other public sector attorney experience practicing law that included litigation (or litigation management), investigative and/or general counseling experience

• Experience interpreting, communicating and implementing federal and state laws and regulations

• Experience with statutory interpretation, including interpretation of appropriation language

• Experience developing risk management practices to mitigate exposure to legal or administrative claims

• Experience managing short and longer-term teams and work groups, which may include assigned staff, stakeholders and/or partners

• Experience interpreting, analyzing, researching and giving recommendations to management on complex legal issues

• Experience planning and delivering training on a variety of legal issues

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills sufficient to analyze a variety of complex legal issues, identify areas of research and evaluate alternatives, make sound decisions and

• provide guidance to management on these issues

• Excellent oral and written communication skills sufficient to advocate for and communicate complex legal concepts and methods in understandable terms to a variety of audiences

• Skill in resolving contractual and legal issues involving a range of stakeholders

• Skill in dispute resolution and/or mediation

• Ability to formulate and articulate policies, rules and procedures

• Ability to manage legal projects effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience drafting legislation

• Knowledge of state processes including but not limited to government hierarchy and process, the legislative process, the bargaining process, the application of state human resources and labor relations policies and procedures

Additional Requirements

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and criminal history check.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at ~~~ or email ~~~ . Please indicate what assistance is needed.