Interest Bidders: Please have an updated resume ready to submit to the hiring supervisor/manager when requested.

**This position is eligible for telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota or in a bordering state, with supervisory approval and satisfactory performance. If you live in a state bordering Minnesota, you must live within 50 miles or less from the primary work location to be eligible for telework. **It is the policy of the Department of Human Services that the individual awarded this position successfully complete a Fingerprinting check (MNJIS/CJIS). This position works in the Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office and supports the Background Studies Division. As a Background Studies Attorney, the incumbent is recognized as a subject matter expert in state and federal laws affecting background studies under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 245C and related compliance laws and policies. Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Analyzing law enforcement, maltreatment investigation, and court records to determine whether they impact a background study subject’s eligibility, and writing legal memoranda explaining the reasons for the findings • Providing legal advice on the administration of state and federal laws and policies governing background studies under Chapter 245C • Analyzing dispositions and sentences in criminal cases from other state and federal jurisdictions and translating them into comparable Minnesota criminal case information • Issuing decisions on reconsiderations under delegated authority from the Commissioner of Human Services and testifying on behalf of the Department of Human Services (DHS) at administrative appeal hearings • Analyzing expungement petitions and orders • Working with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation and appeals related to background studies and expungements • Acting as liaison between Background Studies and other divisions of DHS, the Attorney General’s Office, counties, and attorneys • Drafting and editing contracts involving the Background Studies Division • Managing and responding to data requests made by background study subjects, third parties, the media, and the legislature • Drafting and advising on proposed legislation affecting the Background Studies Division

**To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.** • JD degree from an ABA accredited law school; • Current license and in good standing to practice law in Minnesota with no record of suspension or disbarment; • At least three (3) years’ experience as a practicing attorney in an area of Minnesota criminal law. Experience must demonstrate the following: • Working on criminal cases in Minnesota District Court; • Strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills; • Builds and maintains good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; • Provides legal advice on issues to senior management or executives.

• Experience working as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, or judicial law clerk • Successfully managing high volumes of work with competing priorities • Experience litigating administrative law matters, which may include venues such as the Office of Administrative Hearings or Fair Hearings under Minnesota Statutes section 256.045 • Experience or interest in drafting contracts • Experience drafting statutes and familiarity with the legislative process • Knowledge or experience with plain language communication of complex regulatory and statutory matters • Experience working for a government agency/organization • Experience working effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures