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This position will serve as Assistant Legal Counsel to the Department and attached boards as part of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the Office of the Secretary. Provide legal services related to the administration and enforcement of a broad range of agricultural, business, and consumer protection laws. This may include laws related to food safety, unfair business practices and consumer fraud, fair packaging and labeling, consumer product safety, disease control and biosecurity, pesticides and agrichemical management, land and water resources, non-point source pollution, groundwater protection, animal and plant health, agricultural producer security, and agricultural development. In addition, support the drafting of administrative rules, and draft legal documents; and work with Department staff, county district attorneys and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the preparation of court cases.
Job Responsibility:
Provide legal counsel and assistance
Prepare and review rules and proposed legislation
Review and support Open Records Responses
Assist the General Counsel
Requirements:
License to practice law in Wisconsin
Law degree from an accredited law school
Experience researching, analyzing, and interpreting law
Experience providing legal advice, counsel, and recommendations
Experience preparing legal documents or memorandums (e.g., pleadings, briefs and allied court papers, legal opinions, administrative rules, orders, etc.)
Nice to have:
Experience providing advice to state or local governmental entities
Experience processing and responding to open records requests