Hearing Officer
State of Nebraska

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Hiring Agency:
Labor - Agency 23

Location:
Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:
$30.446

Job Posting:
JR2024-00010982 Hearing Officer (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
11-16-2024

Job Description:
The Nebraska Department of Labor is looking for an experienced Hearing Officer to serve as an administrative law judge in issues involving legal disputes between the agency and persons or parties who are appealing administrative decisions and/or rulings of the agency.

Here's what we have to offer!

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Fun, inviting teammates
• A safe and secure environment

Examples of Work:

•Preside over appeal hearings and rule on preliminary procedural matters.

•Identify critical elements of legal questions or issues as related to matters.

•Interpret and apply state and/or federal statutory case laws and regulations to matters.

•Rule on and draft responses to motions and other pleadings related to proceedings before the Tribunal. Draft correspondence, motions, pleadings, findings of fact, conclusions of law, orders, and other legal documents.

•Render appeal decisions and assure that parties receive any post-hearing relief due.
• Develop and conduct questions for direct or cross-examinations of witnesses to elicit testimony pertinent to a case in accordance with an established line of inquiry.
• Research legal precedents, case reports, and other legal documents to gather information for case preparation and in the decision issuance process.
• Confer with legal associates, agency staff, local government officials, plaintiffs, respondents, and other interested parties to exchange and prepare information on the facts and status of a case or on other legal/administrative actions or issues.

Location: This is an on-site position located at 500 South 16th Street, Lincoln, NE
Schedule: 8am-5pm; Monday-Friday

Qualifications/Requirements
Minimum Requirements: Two years experience as an attorney practicing law and providing legal services such as preparing cases, advising clients, and/or interpreting laws and/or administrative policies.

Legal Requirements: In accordance with Section 7-101, Nebraska Revised, Reissued Statutes of 1943, incumbents in this class must be admitted to the Nebraska Bar.

Preferred: Experience conducting or participating in administrative hearings. Spanish/English bilingual skills desired but not required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: State and/or federal statutory and case law and constitutional provisions pertinent to agency programs; agency rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertinent to the legal services function; the goals, scope, and impact of agency programs; the agency organizational structure, functional relationships, and legal processes of the courts and legislative/administrative bodies in Nebraska; techniques of preparing/drafting legal documents and forms; the principles and practices of civil law administration; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; the procedures of trial and administrative hearings.

Ability to: Enact with legal associates, other government employees, the public, and representatives of parties involved in a case; formulate legal opinions and recommendations based on legal research and investigations; conduct legal research and investigations; prepare/draft legal documents and forms; identify critical elements of legal questions or issues; interpret and apply statutes, case law, decisions of a court/administrative hearing, and administrative rules and policies.


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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