SHP Assistant General Counsel

DST is looking for a SHP Assistant General Counsel for the Office of State Treasurer Division. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation, paid sick time, paid holidays, as well as retirement.

About Us:

The Office of State Treasurer (OST) serves as the organizational hub of the Department and its divisions. OST provides core services that serve the individual divisions, including strategic planning, human resources, communications, legal support, and external (and legislative) affairs.

The Assistant General Counsel position serves on DST's Legal team and is responsible for providing legal support, as assigned and directed by General Counsel, to the Plan’s Executive Administrator (EA) and the State Health Plan’s leadership team, working with other members of the Legal team, the Plan’s Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney(s), outside counsel, Plan staff, and DST staff to accomplish Plan goals and directives. Responsibilities include providing legal assistance on strategic initiatives, compliance matters, internal hearings and appeals, litigation (administrative, state, and federal), discovery production, management of outside counsel, public records requests and responses, policy and contract drafting and review, activity tracking, and legal research of relevant statutes and precedents applicable to the Plan.

Job Duties:

• Provide legal expertise and assistance to the EA and Plan leadership team.
• Provide legal review of Plan communications.
• Provide support on the Plan’s litigation (administrative, state, and federal) at the trial and appellate levels, including retention and management of outside counsel, performance and management of discovery, and drafting and submission of court filings.
• Support Plan internal appeals process in coordination with the Plan’s litigation counsel.
• Review, draft, and advise on Plan policies, procedures, and rules.

• Provide counsel on legislation, draft proposed legislation, track legislation that may impact the Plan, draft responses to legislative inquiries, and meet with legislative members and staff to educate on Plan operations and the potential effect of proposed legislation on Plan operations.
• Support Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and other procurement efforts for compliance with applicable law, reduction of Plan risk, improvement of Plan’s legal position, and achievement of Plan’s objectives.
• Review and approve contractual procedural documents.
• Advise EA and Plan leadership team on contractual issues that may become litigated; lead contractual issues that are in dispute or litigated.
• Assist the EA and Plan leadership team with current and future contracting efforts, including drafting and updating templates and novel and standard agreements

The Department of State Treasurer's campus is located on Atlantic Avenue, is surrounded by many shopping centers and restaurants, has access to a 24-hour 7-day a week free gym on the campus, and has free employee parking.

Salary

• $20,000 - $350,000/year

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Qualified applicants must possess, and application must clearly reflect work experience that demonstrates the following:

• Experience in handing contractual/transactional matters, especially the business side of the provision of healthcare.
• Experience interpreting and applying laws, constitutional provisions, regulations, court decisions, legal principles and other legal precedent, contract, and common law.
• Experience in performing legal research and drafting.

Management Preference:

• 4–7 years of professional legal experience once licensed.
• Master's in business administration.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Graduation from a recognized school of law and 3 years of professional legal experience or an acceptable combination of education and experience.

How to Apply

* PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON-LINE USING THIS WEBSITE *

This position is subject to a criminal history background check through CastleBranch. In addition, one or more of the following may also be reviewed, depending on the nature and requirements of the position: employment history, professional references, credit history, and educational verification (i.e., degree, license, or official transcript). Applicants will be required to pass the background check to the satisfaction of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer. All offers of employment are conditional until the satisfactory completion of the background check.

This office uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions with highly qualified individuals. All applicants must complete and submit a State application for employment using the NEOGOV Online Job Application System (OSHR - Work for NC) for the State of North Carolina. To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the online application form. Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered in screening for qualifying credit. Attached or incorporated resumes (including Text resumes on application form) WILL NOT be used for screening for qualifying credit. Please make sure you complete the application in full. For additional information about applications and processes with the state of NC Please visit: How Do I Get the Job

The State of North Carolina, and the Department of State Treasurer, is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

• Applicants requesting and receiving an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are eligible to submit paper applications via mail or by fax reference the contact information below. All applicants should indicate the position number and job title in the section "Jobs Applied For".
• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 Form, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty along with your application.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference
  • North Carolina Army National Guard
  • North Carolina Air National Guard
    • Must attach a copy of the NGB 23A (RPAS) or a copy of the DD256 or NGB 22 along with your application.

"See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted and will be considered an incomplete application and will not be processed. Other attachments will also be accepted, but not used in screening for qualifying credit.

Please note, foreign degrees require an official evaluation for U.S. equivalency, and must be submitted to Human Resources for verification. There are several organizations that perform this specialized service, feel free to use any service of your choosing. For your convenience a couple are listed below:

• International Education Research Foundation - (310) 258-9451 orwww.ierf.org
• World Education Services Inc. - (212) 966-6311 orwww.wes.org

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click "Application Status". It is not necessary to contact the Human Resources Office to check the status of an application.

If you are having technical issues submitting your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting, other than your application status, please email Department of State Treasurer at HR@nctreasurer.com. Benefits

NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.

For permanent and time-limited appointments:
Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.