Job Title (Date):
Associate General Counsel
Department:
Executive
Employee Type:
Full-time
Reports to: General Counsel
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Travel Required:
Infrequent
Supervisory Responsibility:
None
Salary Range: $130,701 - $202,585
Posting Period:
October 3, 2024 - October 16, 2024
*Typically, initial wage is set between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary range depending on the employee’s qualifications and experience.
Summary of Responsibilities:
The Associate Counsel is responsible for researching and interpreting law, negotiating and drafting complex contracts, presenting legal matters to the Board, and providing legal advice to staff on system matters.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Research legal matters and prepare legal analysis.
- Draft and negotiate a range of business agreements used by SERS business units.
- Review RFPs and assist staff during the RFP process.
- Provide legal advice to SERS staff.
- Present matters to the Board as directed by the General Counsel.
- Liaison with outside counsel on legal issues.
- Resolve day-to-day legal matters.
- Attend hearings, meetings, conferences and reporting as assigned.
- Communicate to a range of audiences, including SERS constituents.
- Mentor and provide feedback to SERS staff counsel
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Desired Educations, Skills, and Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent from accredited law school,
- Admission to Ohio Bar
- 10 or more years related experiencewith;
- Ability to adapt and change behavior or methods of approach in rapidly changing environments.
- Demonstrated strong attention to detail skills through thoroughness and thought of work products.
- Capable of understanding situations and problems, by combining information. Able to identify patterns and connections conceptually and apply information to identify underlying issues in complex situations.
- Demonstrates eagerness to continuously learn and acquire necessary technical knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish results or to serve a customer's needs effectively. Has desire and drive to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to perform job more effectively.
- Capable of providing counseling on an individual and group levels, resolves issues and uses interpersonal skills and methods to reduce conflict.
- Ability to effectively and efficient make decisions, drawing correct and realistic conclusions and making timely decisions based on available information.
- Demonstrates a designated level of professional skill and/or knowledge in specific area(s) and keeps current with developments and trends in functional and technical area(s) of expertise.
- Conveys information orally to individuals or groups to ensure that they understand the message.
- Demonstrates ability to identify problems and issues of varying complexities and find effective solutions within few guidelines.
- Sets high standardsregarding one's own work and working environment and acting accordingly. Follows through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met.
- Ability to express ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well organized and grammatically correct reports or documents, utilizing language and terminology that is understandable for the reader.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions:
This role operates in a professional office environment and is subject to prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines and may need to be able to lift up to 10 pounds at times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Legal staff members are eligible to work remotely 2 days per week, after training and 30 days of employment. Remote working days are not guaranteed and subject to change based on organizational needs. This role operates in a professional office environment and is subject to prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines and may need to be able to lift up to 10 pounds at times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Legal staff members are eligible to work remotely 2 days per week, after training and 30 days of employment. Remote working days are not guaranteed and subject to change based on organizational needs.
Competencies:
SERS Specific:
Focus on Service - Employee demonstrates dedication to delivering service that meets or exceeds the needs and satisfaction of our members, retirees, employers, and fellow employees. Actions and decisions put the needs of the customer first. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and seeks feedback to use for improvement. Accountability - Takes personal responsibility for one’s work in both successes and failures. Shows commitment and dedication in one’s work. Follows through on all projects, goals, commitments made to others, and all other aspects of one’s work.
Consistently shows attention to quality, accuracy, and completeness of work activities. Uses failures as opportunity to learn and grow. Attends work and arrives as scheduled. Collaboration - Interacts with others in ways that demonstrate teamwork and cooperation. Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others at all levels of the organization to achieve goals and support ONE SERS. Acknowledges others’ contributions and considers their ideas without judgment. Focuses energy on working together to find solutions. Inclusivity - Able to work with many people with different backgrounds. Shows respect for individual differences, thoughts, and opinions of other team members and is supportive of new ideas and different perspectives shared by others. Seeks to understand through open communication and active listening. Adaptability - Able to adjust to new or changing assignments, processes, people, and environments and easily consider new approaches. Strives to find efficient and innovative ways to overcome challenges and improve current processes and work products. Takes action on opportunities to improve. Embraces change and feedback in order to be more effective, efficient, and best serve our members, retirees, employers, and fellow employees. Shows dedication to positive thinking and forward momentum when facing challenges. Strategic Leadership - Models SERS’ Leadership Pillars. Maintains a positive work environment where staff feel valued, have the needed resources to complete their work, and are motivated to do their best. Supports ONE SERS by acting and making decisions in the best interests of SERS rather than individual or department. Communicates a vision and sets clear goals and expectations that are aligned with those of the organization. Provides effective feedback and holds team accountable to performance standards. Encourages and supports creativity, innovation, and change. Invests in the success of others and is committed to developing talent and providing growth opportunities. Celebrates workplace success and achievement and demonstrates a balance between getting the work done and having fun doing it.
Position Specific:
Adaptability - Changes behavioral style or method of approach when necessary to achieve a goal; adjusts style as appropriate to the needs of the situation. Responds to change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives. Attention to Detail - Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently. Conceptual Thinking - Understanding a given situation or problem by combining information / knowledge that is readily present.
This includes identifying patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related; and identifying key or underlying issues in complex situations. Continuous Learning - Demonstrates eagerness to acquire necessary technical knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish a result or to serve a customer's needs effectively. Has desire and drive to acquire knowledge and skill necessary to perform job more effectively. Counseling - Provides counseling on an individual and group basis; resolves issues; uses interpersonal skills and methods to reduce conflict. Decision Making - Drawing correct and realistic conclusions and making timely decisions based on the available information. Functional and Technical Expertise - Demonstrates a designated level of professional skill and/or knowledge in specific area(s) and keeps current with developments and trends in area(s) of expertise. Oral Communication - Conveys information orally to individuals or groups to ensure that they understand the message. Listens and responds appropriately to messages from others. Problem Solving - The ability to identify problems and issues of varying complexities and find effective solutions within few guidelines. Quality Orientation - Setting high standards regarding one's own work and working environment and acting accordingly. Follows through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met. Written Communication - Expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well organized and grammatically correct reports or documents, utilizing language and terminology that is understandable for the reader.
Disclaimer: This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive and the position itself is subject to change.
SERS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote without discrimination due to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, military leave or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. SERS is committed to ensuring all applicants can successfully submit an application for consideration. If you have a disability, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations to complete your application for employment, please call (614) 340-2255.
SERS does not accept unsolicited recruiter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with SERS.
130701.00 To 202585.00 (USD) Annually
