Impactful WC Commission Attorney & Legal Research Writer

State of Connecticut - Workers Compensation Commission; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional growth and development

Healthy work/life balance

Job summary

The State of Connecticut - Workers Compensation Commission in Hartford is seeking a Staff Attorney 2 for the Compensation Review Board to provide advanced legal support in a quasi-judicial setting. The role involves reviewing appeals, drafting appellate decisions, advising Administrative Law Judges, and researching complex statutes and case law to support fair determinations.

This is a state service position with career progression from Staff Attorney 1 to 2, offering hybrid work arrangements

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in the practice of law.
• Experience drafting appellate decisions, legal memoranda, or judicial opinions.
• Experience researching and interpreting complex statutes, regulations, and case law.
• Experience reviewing briefs and records for accuracy in quasi-judicial settings.

Responsibilities

• Performs advanced and complex legal work of an agency.
• Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies complex laws and regulations.
• Drafts advisory opinions, rulings, decisions, recommendations, findings and related legal documents.
• Represents agency in hearings and appeals as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Administrative law

Statutory interpretation

Oral/written communication

Interpersonal skills

Criminal/Constitutional law

Job description

The State of Connecticut - Workers Compensation Commission in Hartford is seeking a Staff Attorney 2 for the Compensation Review Board to provide advanced legal support in a quasi-judicial setting. The role involves reviewing appeals, drafting appellate decisions, advising Administrative Law Judges, and researching complex statutes and case law to support fair determinations.

This is a state service position with career progression from Staff Attorney 1 to 2, offering hybrid work arrangements