Assistant General Counsel
About The Position
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The NCSHP has more than 1,600 troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways, more than any other state except Texas. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready should any act of terrorism occur. State Troopers are committed to protecting North Carolina's motoring public. The NC State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) is seeking a detailed-oriented Assistant General Counsel to join our team! The Assistant General Counsel is a member of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and provides legal counsel for the NCSHP. Position will assist the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel in addressing legal issues affecting the department, delivers legal guidance, recommends liability prevention strategies, and manages risk.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar AND two years of progressively responsible professional legal experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of statutory, case law, and regulatory law, particularly regarding the areas of employment, State personnel, workers' compensation, and public records.
- Demonstrated knowledge of management principles, techniques, and practices of NCSHP policies and objectives.
- Demonstrated experience in interpreting and applying laws, constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and court decisions.
- Demonstrated skill to creatively develop case strategies and tactics.
- Demonstrated experience in analyzing complex legal problems and render sound legal advice.
Responsibilities
- Assists in evaluating and managing personnel and workers' compensation matters and coordinates with staff and Attorney General's Office Attorneys to ensure compliance with controlling law.
- Assists with evaluating and responding to records requests, including, but not limited to subpoenas; public records requests, preservation letters, and legal proceedings for the production of NCSHP records; and requests for disclosure and petitions for release of NCSHP custodial law enforcement agency recordings (collectively "records requests") to ensure statutory compliance and that Communications, media relations, and public relations are handled in a legally defensible manner.
- Aids in appropriately processing, organizing, and responding to a variety of records requests.
- Responsible for policy review, drafting legal opinions, and performing timely and accurate research on a variety of issues.
- Works with the NCSHP Procurement Section to review various contract issues on an as-needed basis.
- Assists in providing and overseeing specialized training and advice on all aspects of constitutional and statutory law affecting the NCSHP and assists the OGC in providing legal instruction and advice to NCSHP members including the development of training curricula, delivery of course materials in basic and advanced schools and classes, and service as legal advisor on internal NCSHP risk management boards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
