Special Projects Attorney

DGS Office of External Affairs; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Human Rights Commission in Anchorage seeks a Special Projects Attorney I/II/III to support outreach, training, and complex legal tasks within the agency.

You will lead outreach efforts, coordinate trainings, perform targeted legal research, assist the Hearing Unit at public hearings, review investigations, and help craft resolutions for discrimination complaints.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the outreach coordinator.
• Serve as the training coordinator.
• Undertake special legal research projects and other tasks assigned by the executive director.
• Assist the Hearing Unit in preparing and presenting discrimination cases at public hearings, conduct reviews of investigative files and make recommendations regarding the sufficiency of the evidence in investigations.
• Conciliate resolutions to complaints in which the Commission has found cause.

Job description

The Human Rights Commission is an executive branch agency within the State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, established under the Alaska Human Rights Law, AS 18.80.

Position

Special Projects Attorney I/II/III

Responsibilities

• Serve as the outreach coordinator
• Serve as the training coordinator
• Undertake special legal research projects and other legal tasks assigned by the executive director
• Assist the Hearing Unit in preparing and presenting discrimination cases at public hearings, conduct reviews of investigative files and make recommendations regarding the sufficiency of the evidence in investigations
• Conciliate resolutions to complaints in which the Commission has found…