State of Connecticutposted 30 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Hartford, CT
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
About the position
The State of Connecticut, Department of Revenue Services (DRS), is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as State Program Manager- Appellate Subdivision Attorney (Manager), responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Appellate Subdivision of the Legal Services Bureau under the direction of the DRS Tax Litigation Director and DRS General Counsel. This position will work under the direction of, and have an opportunity to learn from, the DRS Tax Litigation Director and the DRS General Counsel. The attorney hired to fill this State Program Manager- Appellate Subdivision Attorney (Manager) position will be responsible for managing the daily operations of the Appellate Subdivision.
Responsibilities
- Manage assigned staff and operations of the Appellate Subdivision
- Manage the daily operations of the Appellate Subdivision with all aspects of administrative protests
- Ensure the timely, efficient and orderly progression of administrative protests
- Conduct ongoing evaluation of Appellate Subdivision goals and objectives to determine compliance with the Appellate Subdivision's charge to timely and equitably review administrative protests
- Develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Appellate Subdivision objectives
- Prepare memoranda of law and recommendations regarding the most complex protests and administrative matters
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited law school
- Five years of experience practicing law
- Admitted to the Connecticut State Bar
Nice-to-haves
- Experience overseeing and training attorneys and paraprofessional staff
- Experience in tax law, through course work, internship, volunteering, or work experience
- Experience in civil litigation, through course work, internship, volunteering, or work experience
- Experience conducting complex legal research and in drafting legal briefs and memoranda
Benefits
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Opportunity to apply for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- A healthy work/life balance for all employees- including 13 State holidays
