Administrative Law Judge Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Federal and state laws and regulations, departmental policy, and precedential decisions for 20 or more different programs.
• Due process, rules of evidence, rules of administrative procedure, rules of judicial ethics, and legal research methods.
• ASA's Appeals Processing System, word processing, Clear2There, email, electronic calendar, program data bases, OnBase, and use of a computer to process cases. in a paperless environment.
• Extensive knowledge of personnel rules, DES personnel policy and management and supervisory methods, practices and principles.
• Principles of English grammar and composition.
• Writing clearly, concisely and persuasively with proper English grammar.
• Conducting thorough legal research.
• Relating to customers and working on a team project.
• Interacting interpersonally with people from a wide variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Reading, interpreting and extrapolating from a variety of data and statistical reports.
• Planning, organizing, prioritizing and executing many competing duties and activities.
• Supervising, directing, controlling, evaluating, and motivating subordinate staff.
• Conducting and controlling hearings, interrogating witnesses, ruling on motions and objections.
• Applying complex legal principles to factual situations and in clearly and simply explaining how the principles have been applied.
• Remember large amounts of complex facts and information.
• Think logically, to articulate complex arguments and to resolve conflicts between competing information.
• Concentrate and focus on complex and sometimes conflicting information expressed orally or in writing from a variety of sources.
• Use manual dexterity to operate computer equipment and other office machines and to use computer software to execute various workflow processes.
• Quickly and logically organize information and to present the organized information orally in a sustained and controlled process.
• Hear spoken testimony or other information.
• Sit uninterrupted for long periods.
• Implement time management and project management techniques.
• Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver's license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver's license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to Driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operated a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) (R2-10-201.11).
• Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), applicable to all newly hired State employees.
• Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.

Nice To Haves

• Bar License, in good standing, from any state bar.
• 2 years’ experience practicing law
• Experience as a hearing officer or as an administrative law judge or in representing parties in administrative hearings

Responsibilities

• Supervise Hearing Officers and support staff; hire and select new employees; assign, evaluate and approve work products; train, coach, counsel and discipline. Track productivity of Hearing Officers and support staff through reports.
• Oversee and manage the appeal and hearing processes to ensure compliance with due process, statutory and regulatory requirements and timeliness and quality standards mandated by federal and state administering authorities.
• Lead, coordinate or participate in special projects assigned by upper management and attend meetings.
• Work with the ASA management team to solve systemic problems and to design and implement new policies, procedures and processes to maximize efficiency, quality and timeliness.
• Conduct hearings in person or on telephone, asking questions, making a record, making evidentiary rulings, controlling the course of the hearing and issue legally correct decisions based upon legal research.
• Provide information to parties about the hearing process, assist them effectively using that process, investigate and respond to customer complaints.
• Follow up to ensure that decisions are implemented.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stipend Opportunities
• Infant at Work Program
• Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
• Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
• Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance