Assistant Labor Counsel (Whistleblower Investigations)

Summary

Assistant Labor Counsel

Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency's mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as an Assistant Labor Counsel, providing professional legal work, advice and support for the Division of Labor (SC OSHA, Child Labor/Wages, and Immigration Compliance).
• You will oversee the 11c whistleblower program, including supervising whistleblower investigators to ensure that job duties are performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• You may conduct whistleblower investigations by locating and interviewing witnesses, analyzing information, preparing reports, making recommendations regarding disposition, and/or preparing settlement documentation.
• You will serve as litigation counsel for OSHA and other labor entities in matters before the Administrative Law Court (ALC), State circuit courts, State Court of Appeals, and/or State Supreme Court.
• You will research routine and complex topics and issues for OSHA and other labor entities, including providing policy, regulatory, and statutory legal guidance.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• A juris doctor degree or its equivalent form an accredited law school and experience and five (5) years' experience as a practicing attorney.
• Member of the SC Bar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: OSHA law, retaliation and/or discrimination laws, labor and employment law, and/or regulatory law.
• Considerable knowledge of general cases, statutory and common law, judicial and quasi-judicial procedures, and rules of guidance.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws in court decisions.
• Ability to analyze facts, evidence and legal documents.
• Ability to express conclusions and arguments clearly and logically.
• Ability to perform research and to understand aspects of professional practice as they relate to hearings and other judicial and/or quasi-judicial proceedings in-house, at the Administrative Law Court, and other local and state courts.
• Ability to lead and advise subordinate staff members, as well as establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, law officers, professional and nonprofessional individuals, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to evaluate evidence and conduct investigations.

Other Requirements

• Position is located in an office environment with long periods of sitting.
• Occasional overnight travel and weekend assignments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Contacts: Federal and state government officials, hearing officers and judges, practicing attorneys, general public, LLR Staff including administrators and compliance personnel.

Benefits Offered

• Health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

Job Description

Assistant Labor Counsel

Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency's mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as an Assistant Labor Counsel, providing professional legal work, advice and support for the Division of Labor (SC OSHA, Child Labor/Wages, and Immigration Compliance).
• You will oversee the 11c whistleblower program, including supervising whistleblower investigators to ensure that job duties are performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• You may conduct whistleblower investigations by locating and interviewing witnesses, analyzing information, preparing reports, making recommendations regarding disposition, and/or preparing settlement documentation.
• You will serve as litigation counsel for OSHA and other labor entities in matters before the Administrative Law Court (ALC), State circuit courts, State Court of Appeals, and/or State Supreme Court.
• You will research routine and complex topics and issues for OSHA and other labor entities, including providing policy, regulatory, and statutory legal guidance.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• A juris doctor degree or its equivalent form an accredited law school and experience and five (5) years' experience as a practicing attorney.
• Member of the SC Bar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: OSHA law, retaliation and/or discrimination laws, labor and employment law, and/or regulatory law.
• Considerable knowledge of general cases, statutory and common law, judicial and quasi-judicial procedures, and rules of guidance.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws in court decisions.
• Ability to analyze facts, evidence and legal documents.
• Ability to express conclusions and arguments clearly and logically.
• Ability to perform research and to understand aspects of professional practice as they relate to hearings and other judicial and/or quasi-judicial proceedings in-house, at the Administrative Law Court, and other local and state courts.
• Ability to lead and advise subordinate staff members, as well as establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, law officers, professional and nonprofessional individuals, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to evaluate evidence and conduct investigations.

Other Requirements

• Position is located in an office environment with long periods of sitting.
• Occasional overnight travel and weekend assignments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Contacts: Federal and state government officials, hearing officers and judges, practicing attorneys, general public, LLR Staff including administrators and compliance personnel.

Benefits Offered

• Health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs