Description:
Summary of Duties:The Employment Law Division (ELD) provides legal representation and advice to the Department of Human Resources Development and to all state departments and agencies on employment-related issues. The Division represents all state employers in mandatory arbitration hearings, administrative agency hearings, and civil litigation involving disputes over employment matters with the State’s employees.
This position is responsible for representing the State in lawsuits, handling claims involving the State, and providing legal advice and services to various State agencies.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
- Education/Experience: Graduate from an accredited law school.
- Knowledge/Ability: Knowledge of applicable State and Federal laws, rules, regulations and computer applications/software. Awareness of both federal district and state court of rules of civil and criminal procedure, including the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the Hawaii Rules of the Circuit Courts and District Courts.
- Ability to perform legal research, analyze, manage, produce and organize documents as needed, understand and apply administrative rules and court rules; give and receive oral and written instructions; use computer. Appropriate and current legal writing skills, including the ability to write logically and persuasively. Ability to set personal and professional example; leadership, supervisory or administrative ability or knowledge; strong organizational skills; good communication skills.
- License/Certificate: Active Hawaii State Bar License to practice law in all courts of the State of Hawaii and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.