Paid Leave Judge – Compensation Attorney (Remote)

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; Saint Paul (MN); À distance; USD 100 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid vacation and sick leave

12 holidays per year

Low-cost health, dental, vision plans

Pension plan

Résumé du poste

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is seeking compensation attorneys to serve as Paid Leave Judges. These positions conduct de novo evidentiary hearings and issue decisions with findings of fact.

You will support appellate work before Minnesota’s Courts and assist with intake and analysis. As the first judges in the Paid Leave program, you will help shape processes in a start-up government environment, reporting to the Paid Leave Appeals Manager.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited law school and have a current active law license in good standing in the State of Minnesota.
• Ability to manage a hearing including asking probing questions to develop a record necessary to make findings of fact, ruling on objections, and working with a wide range of individuals including pro se parties and attorneys.
• Ability to learn and use a case management system and other technological tools and applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite, Webex, Westlaw, and similar platforms.

Responsabilités

• Preside over de novo evidentiary hearings under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 268B.
• Write cogent, legally correct decisions with findings of fact and reasons for decision.
• Ruling on requests for reconsideration that may be appealed to the Court of Appeals.
• Review newly filed appeals and determine procedures for each case.
• Help develop and deliver the Paid Leave appeals capabilities within a start-up environment.

Connaissances

Active law license

Legal research

Statutory analysis

Written decisions

Judicial temperament

Formation

Law degree

Outils

Westlaw

Microsoft Office

Webex

Description du poste

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is seeking compensation attorneys to serve as Paid Leave Judges. These positions conduct de novo evidentiary hearings and issue decisions with findings of fact.

You will support appellate work before Minnesota’s Courts and assist with intake and analysis. As the first judges in the Paid Leave program, you will help shape processes in a start-up government environment, reporting to the Paid Leave Appeals Manager.