Hearing Examiner - VID 193678

Duties

The Hearing Examiner will report to the Chief Administrative Law Judge and serve as an integral member of the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Hearing Examiner will be responsible for presiding at administrative hearings of an adversarial nature including, but not limited to, preparing post-hearing proposed findings of fact, proposed conclusions of law, and proposed recommendations for review by the Cannabis Control Board.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Preside over administrative hearings requested by applicants, licensees, or others subject to the jurisdiction of the Cannabis Control Board or the Office of Cannabis Management.
• Preside over administrative hearings scheduled by the Office of Cannabis Management concerning alleged violations of the Cannabis Law and enforcement thereof.
• Maintain fairness, impartiality, and due process, as set forth in the NY State Administrative Procedure Act and the agency’s applicable rules and regulations, for all parties present at a hearing.
• Manage hearing calendars to ensure all cases are heard and decided in a timely manner as prescribed by applicable requirements
• Apply relevant regulations and law.
• Issue, or cause to be issued, subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of necessary books, records, and other documents.
• Administer oaths and affirmations, including examining witnesses under oath.
• Rule on various interlocutory issues including objections by parties, relevancy and admissibility of evidence and exhibits, and due dates for submissions by the parties and requests for extensions of time or adjournments.
• Review and consider case law, legislation, regulations, executive orders, testimony, submissions by the parties, and other legal materials for purposes of making interlocutory rulings, preparing post-hearing proposed findings of fact, proposed conclusions of law, and proposed recommendations for review by the Cannabis Control Board.
• Maintain an organized record of the hearing proceeding.
• Working with or supervising Legal Assistants.
• Upon conclusion of administrative proceedings, render final decisions.
• Keep current on rules and regulations, changes to the law, administrative directives, etc.
• Perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Salary

• $115,283 - $145,682/year

Qualifications

Candidates must be admitted to the New York State Bar, currently in good standing, and have four years of post-Bar legal experience in the trial of issues in courts of records or trials of adversarial proceedings, quasi-judicial in nature, before a government agency.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Other Information

The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants for all communities to apply. For a full version of OCM’s EEO/AA statement and benefits of joining OCM, please visit: About | Office of Cannabis Management (ny.gov).

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications along with the month/year and, if less than full time, the average hours worked per week for each position listed. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.