Job Title: Contracts Supervisor and Associate Legal Counsel
Where: Office of State Courts Administrator, Jefferson City, MO
Full-time: 40 hours
Starting Salary: $72,223
A career with the Office of State Courts Administrator will provide you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and gain valuable work experiences. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and keep operations running smoothly. We have opportunities for individuals seeking meaningful work in providing administrative, business and information technology services to the Missouri courts.
We are recruiting to fill a Contracts Supervisor/Associate Legal Counsel position to perform responsible professional work researching and analyzing a wide range of court related matters and providing technical and administrative assistance to judges and court clerks in order to improve the administration and operation of the courts. Work involves conducting legal research on a variety of case processing and administrative topics, reviewing legal content of internal matters such as contracts and reports, and coordinates the administration of contracts and cooperative agreements both internally and externally.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Provides professional legal work featuring difficult legal/factual questions in the absence of clearly applicable precedents or those of highly arguable nature.
- Provides legal advice within the attorney/client privilege.
- Conducts legal research on court procedures, case processing, and financial issues.
- Negotiates contracts and cooperative agreements with federal, state, local, and private sector vendors
- Monitors compliance with the rules and policies of OSCA and with laws and procedures that impact purchasing
Desired skills and knowledge:
- Considerable knowledge of general law, state laws, established precedent, and sources of legal references.
- Considerable knowledge of court procedures and rules of evidence.
- Considerable knowledge of the state and federal fiscal and appropriation process.
- Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws, rules and regulations governing procurement.
- Ability to analyze and organize facts, evidence and precedents, and to prepare written opinions.
Minimum qualifications: (The following statement represents the minimum education and experience which will be used to determine qualifications of applicants. Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.)
Juris Doctorate and 2 years of professional legal experience. Current license to practice law in the State of Missouri.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and have a strong commitment to diversity in all its forms. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who will assist us in demonstrating our essential values of excellence, integrity, justice, stewardship, teamwork and partnership.