Staff Attorney 2

State of Connecticut•Hartford, CT

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) has openings for Staff Attorney 2. This role involves ensuring public health and safety in the state. There are two distinct positions: Position 1: Staff Attorney 2 - Administrative Prosecutor, which involves developing, negotiating, and presenting cases involving alleged violations of law by licensed healthcare and environmental professionals and entities. This includes reviewing complaints, interviewing witnesses, drafting motions, holding compliance conferences, preparing exhibits, negotiating consent orders, and presenting at formal administrative hearings. Position 2: Staff Attorney 2 - Regulatory Advisor, which involves advising program leadership on health law and policy issues to promote compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations, particularly in the Infectious Disease and Community and Family Health Branches. This position also advises on Freedom of Information Act compliance and represents the Department in related hearings. The Department of Public Health's mission is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.

Requirements

Two (2) years of experience in the practice of law.
Incumbents in this class must be admitted to practice law in the State of Connecticut.

Nice To Haves

Experience researching, interpreting, and applying complex statutes, regulations, and case law
Experience with pretrial litigation, including reviewing discovery, drafting motions, and interviewing witnesses
Experience negotiating complex settlements
Experience drafting persuasive legal memoranda and briefs
Experience providing legal advice to non-legal staff

Responsibilities

Developing, negotiating and presenting cases involving alleged violations of law by licensed healthcare and environmental professionals and entities.
Reviewing complaints and triaging case files.
Interviewing witnesses.
Drafting motions and statements of charges.
Holding compliance conferences.
Preparing exhibits.
Negotiating consent orders.
Presenting at formal administrative hearings before licensing boards and hearing officers.
Advising program leadership on health law and policy issues to promote compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations.
Advising on compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.
Representing the Department in hearings before the Freedom of Information Commission.
Performs advanced and complex legal work of an agency.
Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies complex and conflicting laws and regulations, case law and legal principles.
Acts as hearing officer or represents agency in formal administrative and public proceedings on a full range of cases involving complex legal and technical issues.
Negotiates and drafts settlement agreements.
Drafts advisory opinions, rulings, decisions, recommendations, findings, legislation, statutes, regulations, publications and other related legal documents.
Assists in the preparation and presentation of trials and appeals.
Consults with the Office of the Attorney General on legal issues.
Researches complex legal issues.
Conducts investigations and enforcement proceedings.
Prepares comprehensive reports for use in administrative and court proceedings.
Prepares pleadings and other court papers.
Interprets and applies complex or conflicting laws and regulations, case law and legal principles.
Participates in the conduct of various educational activities.
Provides legal guidance when duly authorized.
Provides input into policy formation.
Reviews court decisions, new and proposed laws and regulations to determine impact on agency operations.
Prepares and maintains precedent manuals.
Reviews legal and other related documents for legal sufficiency.
May testify at or monitor legislative proceedings.
May represent agency in court when authorized.
Performs related duties as required.