General Counsel

Division of Professional Registration

Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

Posting Closes 05/31/2022

Salary $78,000

Job Location: Division of Professional Registration, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109.

Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts promotes a positive and supportive work environment for its team members. You will enjoy working with other professional colleagues in this fast-pace, positive office environment.

Candidates must have good, effective communication skills, be self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, make routine decisions, organize workflow and establish priorities and deadlines in a paperless environment.

What you’ll do:

• Manages work and caseload of Associate General Counsel, Contract Counsel, and Paralegal.
• Works closely with Executive Director in the management of complex cases.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and the Sunshine Law.
• Draft complaints, settlement agreements, board orders, contracts, policies, licensing materials and other legal documents.
• Respond to legal inquires and review legislation.
• Attend Board and Commission meetings and conference calls.
• Provide legal advice to the Board, Commissions and staff.
• Litigate cases before the Board.
• Serve as legal advisor during board hearings.
• Assists the Board and Executive Director in drafting and analyzing legislation.
• Drafts new and amended rules as directed by Board and Executive Director.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited university.
• Two years legal experience.
• Admitted to the Missouri Bar.
• Knowledge of computer applications such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in administrative law is preferred, but not required.
• Works semi-independently as a team member in a fast pace environment.
• Ability to work rapidly and accurately in handling a large volume of electronic documents.

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position please contact:

Please contact Kayci Hollingsworth at kayci.hollingsworth@pr.mo.gov

How to apply:

Visit https://mocareers.mo.gov/hiretrue/mo/commerceandinsurance/index.html

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.