State Administrative Manager 15 - Legal Advisor

The legal advisor will provide legal research, review, and general legal guidance to the department’s director, senior
management, and divisions. The legal advisor will also be the lead point of contact and liaison between the department and
the Attorney General’s (AG) office on all legal matters, including pending litigation, requests for representation, and referral
requests for AG legal research guidance or review of legal matters. The legal advisor will manage all aspects of process for
delegation of authority, including review of requests to delegate authority from divisions, drafting of delegation of authority
letters, recording and maintaining a delegation of authority log, and reviewing past delegation of authority to division and
recommending changes to the delegation, renewing any delegation necessary, and advising when delegation of authority
should be rescinded. The legal advisor will also serve on internal and external workgroups and lead special projects at the
direction of the department’s director. The position provides day-to-day direction for office staff working on legal/legislative
matters related to department priorities.

Position Description

Required writing assignment:  In two pages or less, please provide a legal analysis, including statutory citations, of the following: Are regulations at state-operated shooting ranges that mandate a pause of three seconds between shots fired or prohibit use of silhouette targets a violation of an individual's rights on public property? Why or why not?

Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Juris Doctorate and good standing with State Bar of Michigan is preferred.

Experience
Four years of professional experience, including two years equivalent to the experienced (P11) level or one year equivalent to the advanced (12) level.

Education level typically acquired through completion of high school and two years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 14 level; or, one year of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 15 level, may be substituted for the education and experience requirements.

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions.  Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

You must attach an electronic and/or scanned copy of your official college/university transcripts.  For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration.  Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcs/StateAdministrativeManager_370521_7.pdf

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.