Job Title:First Assistant Attorney General, Water & Radiation Protection Unit

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Job Title:First Assistant Attorney General, Water & Radiation Protection Unit

Application Deadline:April 7, 2017

Salary Range:$9,149 – $13,357per month (commensurate with experience)

Find a rewarding career making a difference:
Join the Colorado Department of Law and the Attorney General’s Team!

The Colorado Department of Lawis the largest law firm in the State. The Attorney General is elected by popular vote of the statewide electorate and is the State's chief lawyer and law enforcement official.

Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman oversees the Department and manages a wide range of responsibilities, including:

• Prosecuting and defending all civil and criminal actions in which the State has an interest, including on appeal
• Defending the laws and the Constitution of the State of Colorado
• Protecting consumers from scams and fraudulent activity
• Serving as legal advisor to officers of the State of Colorado and defending them from legal challenge
• Protecting and preserving Colorado’s natural resources
• Advocating for policies that help law enforcement improve community safety
• Investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud throughout the State

In addition to the challenging and impactful work being done at the Colorado Department of Law, there are many other benefits to joining the Attorney General’s team:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA’s Defined Benefit Plan or PERA’s Defined Contribution Plan, including 401Kand 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Paid vacation and sick leave earned each month
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Free access to a fitness center located in the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible work schedules, professional development opportunities, and an employee discount program

The Department of Law is an equal opportunity employer and understands that a diverse work force adds quality and perspective to the services we provide to the public. We encourage candidates with diverse qualities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

Job Duties: The Natural Resources and Environment Section is seeking a fulltime First Assistant Attorney General to manage the Water Quality and Radiation Protection Unit. This positionrepresents and advises the Colorado Water Quality Control Division, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, and the Radiation Protection Program in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in their implementation and administration of state and federal laws designed to protect water quality and to protect against radiation hazards. The Unit’s representation of these agencies includes all matters pertaining to water quality protection, discharge permits, promulgation of regulations, enforcement, compliance assistance, and drinking water protection, as well as all matters pertaining to the protection of health and safety from radiation hazards, including medical, institutional and industrial uses of radioactive materials and machines and the regulation and remediation of uranium mills and disposal of radioactive materials.

The First Assistant supervises and evaluates four attorneys and onelegal assistant, includingcase and program consultations on a wide variety of programs and substantive and procedural legal issuesand caseload management. The First Assistant also carries a full caseload and takes lead on many cases and transactions.

The First Assistant manages the Unit, including budget/fiscal review and compliance, assigning and monitoring cases and projects, making hiring decisions and salary recommendations, mentoring and evaluating staff, and reporting to senior management on policy, litigation and personnel matters. The First Assistant works closely with the First Assistants that represent the other environmental divisions at CDPHE (air quality and hazardous wastes). The First Assistant reports directly to the Deputy Attorney General, Natural Resources and Environment Section.

Job Qualifications:The candidate must be admitted to the Colorado bar and in good standingor clearly eligible to waive into the Colorado Bar at the time of application. The position requiresat least 7 years of water quality and/or radiation protection law and/or policyexperience. Previous management and supervisory experience is strongly preferred. Substantial experience with administrative and judicial proceedings, the State Administrative ProcedureAct, and litigation is strongly preferred. Essential skills include: strong written and oral communication skills, an ability to develop successful team building strategies, excellent client relations skills andstrong leadership.

All final candidates must successfully pass a thorough criminal background check.

How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and three professional references via e-mail to:

Patti Dubose

Office Manager

Natural Resources and Environment Section
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