Assistant Agency General Counsel I

Job Code: 32000119
Salary Grade: LG08
Revision Date: 06/2018

Class Concept

This position provides direct legal services for small to medium state agencies or divisions within larger agencies. This position may serve as the agency's chief in-house legal counsel. The position renders legal advice regarding statutes, constitutional issues and unique legal issues without precedent. The position conducts research, draft legal documents, resolve complaints, and respond to inquiries for agencies. The position may negotiate on behalf of agencies, review and draft legislation and administrative rules. This position requires knowledge of agency's operations and programs in addition to advanced expertise in all needed fields of law.

This position provides legal and policy advice to the Agency Secretaries, Executive Management Teams and divisions. Position may coordinate legal responses to litigation with the Attorney General's Office, oversees the review and negotiation of all contracts and legal documents, conduct research, and drafts legal memoranda. The position develops strategies to meet short and long range work objectives. This position also serves as a member of the Executive Management Team. This position does not litigate in court.

Recruitment Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of statutory, case and regulatory law
• Considerable knowledge of management principles, techniques and practices of the agency's organization and objectives
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and court decisions
• Ability to analyze complex legal problems and render formal opinions
• Ability to creatively develop case strategy and tactics
• Ability to plan and support the development of others
• Skill in directing employees and programs in various areas of responsibility

Minimum Education and Experience

Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar and two years of progressively responsible professional legal experience.

NOTE: GS 114-2 and 114-6 make it the duty of the Attorney General of NC to represent the State of North Carolina in all litigation unless another statute specifically states otherwise.