Staff Attorney 2(Hybrid)

Overview

Advanced legal work for CT securities & business investments division.

Key Responsibilities

• legal research
• drafting opinions
• litigation support
• policy development
• settlement negotiation
• case management

Tasks

-May represent agency in court when authorized; -Consults with the Office of the Attorney General on legal issues; -Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies complex and conflicting laws and regulations, case law and legal principles; -Researching complex legal issues. -Participates in the conduct of various educational activities; -Assisting in all other legal matters of the Securities and Business Investments Division as directed by management. -Reviews legal and other related documents for legal sufficiency; -Assisting in the prosecution of contested cases as necessary. -Provides legal guidance when duly authorized; -Drafts advisory opinions, rulings, decisions, recommendations, findings, legislation, statutes, regulations, publications and other related legal documents; -Reviews court decisions, new and proposed laws and regulations to determine impact on agency operations; -Participating as needed in settlement negotiations and draft notices, denials, consent orders, or other enforcement orders. -Stay Connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks. -Provides input into policy formation; -Drafting proposed legislation and regulations. -Prepares comprehensive reports for use in administrative and court proceedings; -May testify at or monitor legislative proceedings; -Prepares and maintains precedent manuals; -Helping to craft and review legislation to be considered by the Connecticut General Assembly. -Preparing legal opinions, advisory interpretations and other documents. -apply judicial decisions to the interpretation of statutes; -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; -comprehend, analyze and organize technical data and coordinate elements of legal cases. -Prepares pleadings and other court papers; -Working closely with management, examination staff, and other state and federal regulatory agencies, as well as with the Attorney General’s office. -Conducts investigations and enforcement proceedings; -Assists in the preparation and presentation of trials and appeals; -Researches complex legal issues;

Requirements

• uapa
• legal research
• ct bar
• banking laws
• interpersonal skills
• communication

What You Bring

-Experience with the administrative hearing process using the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA). -Experience providing guidance to agency stakeholders on legal matters. -legal research techniques; -Interprets and applies complex or conflicting laws and regulations, case law and legal principles; -criminal and constitutional law and legislative process; -oral and written communication skills; -Performs advanced and complex legal work of an agency; -Considerable ability to -Incumbents in this class must be admitted to practice law in the State of Connecticut. -Experience in monitoring legislative proceedings. -Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below. -Performing advanced, complex, and interesting legal work relating to all sectors of the securities and business opportunity industries. -legal principles, practices and procedures in Connecticut; -Considerable knowledge of -and the ability to interpret and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and legislation; -Experience with banking laws and regulations including the Connecticut Uniform Securities Act and the Connecticut Business Opportunity Investment Act. -Incumbents in this class may be required to travel. -Meet Minimum Qualifications: In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application. -Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). -interpersonal skills; -Knowledge of -Experience in conducting legal research and analysis.

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Benefits

-Professional growth and development opportunities. -A healthy work/life balance to all employees. -Hybrid telework schedule available.

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