Senior Assistant General Counsel (Employment Law)

Cobar; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of General Counsel at the State Court Administrator’s Office seeks a Senior Assistant General Counsel with a strong employment law focus to join the team in Colorado. The role emphasizes providing legal guidance to HR and administrative authorities and involves drafting employment agreements and researching labor and employment policy.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with state and federal employment law, strong analytical, verbal, and written advocacy skills, and a

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school.
• Certificate of admission to the Bar of the State of Colorado.
• Active license to practice law before Colorado courts.
• Minimum of five years of active legal practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical legal advice to judges, court executives, and Judicial Department personnel.
• Conduct complex legal research and interpret laws, rules, and regulations for clients.
• Draft memoranda and briefs across varied practice areas including civil, criminal, HR, domestic, probate, and contract law.
• Advise clients on administrative and operational legal issues.
• May represent administrative authorities in employment disciplinary proceedings.
• Develop or update training materials on legal issues for Judicial Department personnel.
• Represent the Legal Team on internal committees or workgroups.
• Attend meetings and trainings as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor or equivalent

Job description

POSTING CLOSES NOVEMBER 9, 2026

The Office of General Counsel at the State Court Administrator’s Office is looking for an attorney who is passionate about employment law to join their team as a Senior Assistant General Counsel.

Responsibilities for this position include providing legal advice to the human resources division and administrative authorities; drafting employment agreements; conducting research on labor and employment law and policies; advising on personnel rules and policies; representing the administrative authority in personnel hearings and mediation; and responding to charges of discrimination from the EEOC and the CCRD. Other duties may include, among others, analyzing legislation, responding to open records requests, and providing training to employees and judicial officers on legal issues.

Applicants who have extensive experience with state and federal employment laws and regulations and who possess experience with the above areas including employment litigation, particularly defending employers, are preferred. The ideal candidate must possess excellent analytical skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and proven advocacy skills.

To be eligible for this position, the candidate must have graduated from an accredited law school, possess a certificate of admission to the Bar of the State of Colorado, have an active license to practice law before the courts of the State of Colorado, and have a minimum of five years of experience actively practicing law.

This position allows for some remote work subject to the approval of the General Counsel. Travel within the state may be required for particular meetings/events.

This position will report to the Deputy General Counsel.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Serves as in-house legal counsel for judges, court executives, chief probation officers and other Judicial Department personnel. Provides technical legal advice to managers, supervisors and other Judicial Department personnel in order to avoid or minimize legal liability for the Colorado Judicial Department.
• Conducts complex legal research; analyzes and interprets laws, rules, court rulings and regulations for clients.
• Drafts and prepares specialized and complex memoranda and legal briefs. Must have an ability to work in varied areas of legal practice including civil, criminal, human resources, domestic, probate, and contract law (primarily intergovernmental agreements and memoranda of understanding).
• Advises clients on legal aspects of administrative and operational issues.
• May represent administrative authorities in employment disciplinary proceedings.
• May develop and/or update materials and provide training on legal issues for Judicial Department personnel.
• May represent the Legal Team on internal committees or as a participant in office workgroups.
• Attends meetings and training as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS CONT.

Supervisor Responsibilities: No formal supervisory responsibility. Responsibility for one's own work product and may provide guidance, assistance or mentorship to less knowledgeable or experienced co-workers, volunteers, interns or externs. This may include scheduling of work, instructing in work methods and reviewing work product.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education: Graduation from an accredited law school; possession of a certificate of admission to the Bar of the State of Colorado; active license to practice law before the courts of the State of Colorado and five years of experience practicing in the field of law.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. This position is subject to varying and unpredictable situations; may handle emergency or crisis situations; is subject to many interruptions; may handle multiple calls and inquiries and may occasionally handle absentee replacement on short notice.