State of Tennessee
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL - 53709
State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,
Work Activities
Executive Service
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
Department of Children's Services
Nashville, TN
Salary: $9,617.00
Closing Date: 01/29/2024
Who We Are And What We Do
Under general direction, provides information, data, legal advice, and support for the general counsel and other program areas. Supervisory attorney overseeing lower-level attorneys and support staff. Assist in providing legal advice and recommendations on the most complex legal issues. Directs and coordinates legal programs or major division of state agency. Provides hands-on counsel to all levels of executive staff and assists in protecting an agency's legal interest and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law. This class differs from that of the Associate Counsel, who performs work of lesser scope and complexity.
Key Responsibilities
Provide support to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel on special projects and any other issue assigned in a timely manner.
Remain flexible for assignment of other legal responsibilities.
Provide legal advice to Central Office on issues related to due process to individuals who are substantiated as perpetrators of child abuse and neglect.
Litigate employee grievance cases as assigned to a timely conclusion.
Provide legal advice regarding public records requests and respond to said requests.
Act as the legal division’s policy liaison and oversee legal involvement in policy development.
Provide legal advice to the client on all issues related to HIPAA to ensure Departmental personnel have appropriate legal guidance to operate within federal guidelines.
Provide legal advice to DCS staff on issues such as informed consent, TennCare appeals, and Special Needs Trusts.
Review contracts waiting for signature for accuracy and inclusion of appropriate language.
Provide backup support to other Central Office attorneys as designated.
Provide support to the Assistant Commissioner of Finance in a timely manner.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of legal experience. An active License to practice law in Tennessee.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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Executive Service
SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
Department of Children's Services
Nashville, TN
Salary: $9,617.00
Closing Date: 01/29/2024
Who We Are And What We Do
Under general direction, provides information, data, legal advice, and support for the general counsel and other program areas. Supervisory attorney overseeing lower-level attorneys and support staff. Assist in providing legal advice and recommendations on the most complex legal issues. Directs and coordinates legal programs or major division of state agency. Provides hands-on counsel to all levels of executive staff and assists in protecting an agency's legal interest and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law. This class differs from that of the Associate Counsel, who performs work of lesser scope and complexity.
Key Responsibilities
Provide support to the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel on special projects and any other issue assigned in a timely manner.
Remain flexible for assignment of other legal responsibilities.
Provide legal advice to Central Office on issues related to due process to individuals who are substantiated as perpetrators of child abuse and neglect.
Litigate employee grievance cases as assigned to a timely conclusion.
Provide legal advice regarding public records requests and respond to said requests.
Act as the legal division’s policy liaison and oversee legal involvement in policy development.
Provide legal advice to the client on all issues related to HIPAA to ensure Departmental personnel have appropriate legal guidance to operate within federal guidelines.
Provide legal advice to DCS staff on issues such as informed consent, TennCare appeals, and Special Needs Trusts.
Review contracts waiting for signature for accuracy and inclusion of appropriate language.
Provide backup support to other Central Office attorneys as designated.
Provide support to the Assistant Commissioner of Finance in a timely manner.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of legal experience. An active License to practice law in Tennessee.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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