Assistant Attorney General – Agriculture
The Office of the Attorney General, Natural Resources Division, has an immediate opening for an attorney to represent the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. The position involves advising the Department on a wide variety of state and federal legal issues involving its cannabis and animal industry programs.
The position requires membership in the Utah State Bar and qualification for admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. The applicant should have excellent written and oral advocacy skills, the ability to communicate ideas and information clearly and concisely, and the ability to work with others as part of a team.
Preference will be given to applicants with educational background or experience in litigation, cannabis regulation, contracts, administrative law, and regulatory enforcement.
(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry into position)
- agency and/or organizational program(s)
- communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing
- read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures
- speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally
- legal processes and procedures
- applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures
- civil and criminal justice laws
- understand and apply case and statutory law
- evaluate information against a set of standards
- use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions
- laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, the democratic political process, and legislative history
- perform legal research using case law and appropriate techniques
- laws governing access to public and private records (Government Records Access and Management Act)
- make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
- deal with people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism
- provide consultation and/or expert advice or testimony
- rules of evidence and civil and/or criminal procedure
- interpret and apply legal decisions and identify current and emerging trends in interpretation
- principles, theories, and practices of judicial or administrative law
Sean Hocking
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