Managing Attorney Civil Division

• Provide legal advice to the various agencies within the State of Wyoming on a day-to-day basis
• Supervise and manage the attorneys and paralegals in the section, including assigning cases and monitoring workload
• Review and advise agency personnel in responses to inquiries, complaints, and other communications
• Conduct legal and other research
• Present legal conclusions and advice in various formats, including legal documents, oral presentations, and formal and informal legal opinions
• Handle appeals of various matters
• Draft legal documents, including complaints, answers, memoranda of law, briefs, and discovery, and drafting and editing agency rules
• Consult with the division deputy on legal strategic decisions on cases
• Confer and collaborate with other attorneys to formulate plans, policies, or strategies
• Provide input on case assignments
• Use specialized legal skills, knowledge, and experience to plan actions, devise strategies, resolve problems, and formulate legal questions, explanations, positions, and responses
• Review administrative rules and regulations
• Advise agency clients about relevant statutes and administrative procedures
• Receive and provide training necessary to stay up to date on all aspects of relevant law
• Provide assistance to clients and other staff attorneys with legal questions
• Other duties as assigned

• Juris Doctorate
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience
• Requires membership in the State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law in this state
• Knowledge of substantive and procedural law of state and federal courts and administrative agencies
• Knowledge of the technical requirements of the law of evidence and procedure
• Knowledge of political and legislative processes
• Knowledge of statutory requirements affecting the conduct of public business by state agency clients
• Knowledge of trial and appellate practice, administrative law, and civil procedure
• Skill in legal research, including drafting legal memoranda and briefs, presenting results and conclusions in an advocate's position
• Skill in organizing ideas and legal principles in clear and concise oral and written presentations
• Skill in communicating facts, theories, and arguments to people of varying educational, social, and economic backgrounds
• Skill in assessing legal strengths and weaknesses of the client's position and negotiating or litigating relative merits
• Skill in public speaking and case presentation
• Skill in writing clearly and concisely
• Ability to anticipate problems and prepare for them
• Ability to isolate and organize multiple issues and present each clearly
• Ability to relate factual situations to personnel and licensing policies under the statutory guidelines
• Ability to ask questions, discuss legal issues, and talk with people
• Ability to manage large amounts of information and analyze for legal impact
• Ability to organize ideas and legal principles in clear and concise oral and written presentations
• Ability to locate authorities, assimilate, and reason from related authorities
• Ability to litigate civil actions and take them through appeal, if necessary
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize tasks as necessary
• Professional resume
• References
• Recent writing sample
• Law school transcript
• Cover letter explaining your interest in the position
• Successful applicants are required to pass a criminal background investigation

Those with experience or interest in civil litigation are encouraged to apply

• Paid annual and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Retirement with employer contributions
• Deferred Compensation Plan with employer contributions
• Health insurance with an employer contribution towards premiums
• Insurance options for health, dental, life, vision, ambulance, and short- and long-term disability
• Longevity pay