$38.80 – $62.09 Hourly
$80,713 – $129,140 Annually
This position is a Pay Band LI
Posting Details
THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.
This position may be filled in Santa Fe or Albuquerque.
To learn more about the Office of the State Engineer, please visit our website: https://www.ose.state.nm.us/
Why does the job exist?
The purpose of this position is to manage cases in the Administrative Litigation Unit, and the professional legal staff. It provides high level professional legal services on the most complex, difficult, and sensitive matters of water law to the State Engineer and the Litigation and Adjudication Program, to include the provision of legal advice in complex litigation matters, interpretation of legal research, analysis, mediation, and administrative hearings.
How does it get done?
1. Manage, coordinate and direct legal staff in the Administrative Litigation Unit.
2. Provide legal counsel and representation to the Water Resource Allocation Program in administrative hearings and enforcement matters.
3. Represents the State Engineer in a variety of proceedings in the district and appellate courts.
4. Provide legal advice to policy makers on matters impacting the agency and the state.
Who are the customers?
Attorneys may represent the State of New Mexico, the State Engineer, and the Water Rights Division of the Office of the State Engineer.
Ideal Candidate
– Supervising and mentoring legal personnel;
– Water rights and natural resource issues, especially New Mexico’s constitutional prior appropriation system;
– Representing agencies and clients before administrative tribunals, in trials and/or in judicial proceedings;
– Drafting and editing legal documents such as motions, interrogatories, and briefs, including performing needed legal research and analysis;
– Working in cooperation with lawyers and non-lawyers to understand, articulate and implement pubic agency policy;
– Working with technical, engineering, hydrological and other scientific experts.
Minimum Qualification
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and five (5) years of experience in the practice of law. Must be licensed as an attorney by the Supreme Court of New Mexico or qualified to apply for limited practice license (Rules 15-301.1 and 15-301.2 NMRA). For more information on limited practice licenses, please visit http://nmexam.org/limited-license/
Substitutions may apply. See Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
No substitutions. Must possess required licensure, certification or registration and required number of years of experience
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver’s License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in the field and in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive computer and phone usage. May be required to travel with constant deadlines, ability to handle the pressures, multiple demands and stress associated with work requirements.
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Lara Katz 505-577-6178 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.