Staff Attorney 3

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF); Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is seeking three Staff Attorneys to provide legal advice and strategies for various administrations. Candidates must possess a JD degree and significant legal experience, particularly in areas related to family wellbeing and early childhood programs. This role offers telework options and flexible hours, making it an attractive opportunity for qualified legal professionals.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience as a practicing attorney.
• One year of experience in a leadership role.
• Experience with data privacy and security.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal research and advice on state and federal law.
• Conduct legal analysis and provide practical assistance.
• Advise and draft contracts as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Litigation

Legal analysis

Negotiation

Education

JD degree from an ABA accredited law school

Current license to practice law in Minnesota

Job description

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***Telework(Within Minnesota or neighboring states only; telework is not allowed in other states) and flexible hours options are available.Employees may generally telework up to 50% of their scheduled workdays in a month. Employees that live 50 miles or more from their permanent/principal work locationandlive within the State or a county bordering the State may telework more than 50% with approval.***

****This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies***

The DCYF General Counsel’s Office is expanding and hiring three senior advising attorneys, which will be classified at the Staff Attorney 3 level. Each attorney hired must have and continue to develop expertise in the substantive work of one of DCYF’s administrations and will become that administration’s primary contact for the administration’s legal needs.

The three administrations for which this posting will hire are the following:

• Family Wellbeing – cash and employment, food and nutrition, and family resource programs, as well as child support
• Early Childhood – child care and early learning programs
• Economic Opportunity and Youth Services – foster youth programs and community service grants

These positions will research and provide legal advice and strategies to their specific administration, as well as oversee litigation arising from the administration’s work. The overarching goals of these positions are to ensure that programs are developed and administered consistent with applicable state and federal law and to ensure that creative legal solutions are explored to support each administration’s role in advancing DCYF’s mission, vision, and values in our everchanging legal landscape.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide legal research and advice on applicability and interpretation of all aspects ofstate and federal law relevant toFamily Wellbeing programs, Early Childhood, or Economic Opportunity Youth Services.
• Provide legal analysis and legal advice with respect to the application of state and federal statutes, rules, and case law to fact situations.
• Conduct legal analysis and provide legal advice and practical assistance to staff and General Counsel’s Office to develop grant programs that include program integrity aspects that are enforceable by Department program integrity staff including the Department’s Compliance Office and Office of Inspector General.
• Advise, negotiate, and draftprofessional and technical contracts, master contracts, work order contracts, annual plans, amendments to contracts, requests for proposals, interagency agreements, and joint powers agreements (collectively herein, “contracts”) as needed.
• Serve as the Minnesota Government Data Practices designee.
• Provide legal analysis, legal advice, and practical assistance toall aspects of rulemaking.

Minimum Qualifications

**To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.**

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school;
• Current license and in good standing to practice law in Minnesota;
• One (1) year of experience in a leadership role;
• One (1) year of experience with data privacy and security;
• Five (5) years of experience as a practicing attorney (up to one year of which may be as a judicial clerk). Experience must demonstrate the following:
• Experience developing legal strategies and providing legal advice to executive legal leadership.
• Experience with the legislative process and federal and state laws.
• Litigation experience, which may include direct litigation experience, judicial clerking, and case adjudication as a criminal, civil, or administrative law judge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the Family Wellbeing programs, including but not limited to SNAP, MFIP, child support, and other cash-to-family programs, or the underlying federal law for the Early Learning programs.
• Experience in any of the Early Childhood programs, including but not limited to child care licensing, child care assistance program, Head Start, and other early learning programs, or the underlying federal law for the Early Childhood programs.
• Experience in any of the Economic Opportunity and Youth Services programs, including community grants and programs that support healthy and stable communities, or the underlying federal law for the Early Learning programs.
• Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

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Job ID: 86196

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Government Administration

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