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Form of workGrow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana's communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don't just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
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About the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA):
The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency is seeking an individual to help protect the health and safety of the citizens of Indiana by providing quality, efficient service to all professional licensees, applicants, and the public. The fundamental purpose of this position is to provide legal support to the boards and commissions housed under the Professional Licensing Agency. This position is responsible for work-related legal services to the executive director and all agency personnel. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana's communities every day.
Role Overview:
The Associate General Counsel for IPLA will advise and provide legal support to agency staff on various programs and legal areas. You will research, interpret, and provide legal advice in relation to laws, rules, and legal opinions pertaining to agency operations.
Salary Statement:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $67,314 with 1-5 years of experience, or $85,020 with 5+ years of experience but may be greater commensurate with education and work experience.
- May oversee, draft, review, or provide legal advice relating to contracts
- May draft and review legislation and administrative rules
- Utilizes legal resources, dockets, legal files, and official records of relating to legal procedures
- Creates, prepares, and distributes documents related to hearings, including orders and decisions
- May handle administrative matters and hearings while maintaining appropriate decorum, hear evidence, rule on the admissibility of evidence, and/or make reasoned decisions supported by evidence
- May be required to utilize litigation skills and experience relating to agency operations
- Organizes and manages caseload in the preparation of hearings and/or litigation
- May review pleadings, motions, and discovery
- May draft appeals, or briefs, or perform legal writing assignments
The ideal candidate in this role should have:
- Indiana Bar Admission license in good standing (Required)
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence with 5+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to apply relevant statutes, case law, and rules
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
- Ability to research statutes and case law to advise agency
- Ability to manage contracts in SCM and negotiate contract language
- Ability to analyze the draft proposed legislation
- Ability to draft and promulgate administrative rules
- Ability to draft orders and analyze filings
- Specialized knowledge of the licensure requirements, statutes, and rules for assigned boards and agency-wide policies
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected].
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
