Compensation Overview

Job Posting Title

Attorney

Agency

185 CORPORATION COMMISSION

Supervisory Organization

Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Salary: $85,000 annually commensurate with experience.

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Under general supervision and direction of Department Head, perform professional legal work in providing legal services, counseling, and representation on matters relating to general law oil and gas, public utilities, and transportation, in the Office of the General Counsel, Oklahoma Corporation Commission (“Commission”).

Typical Functions

• Analyzes factual and legal issues in the review of policies, procedures, regulations, and technical manuals for the Commission.

• Conducts specialized research of case law, statutes, policies, and regulations, and prepares memoranda of law.

• Prepares necessary legal documents and advisory opinions for administrative personnel.

• May draft or comment on proposed legislation or changes in regulations.

• Prepares and/or presents the Commission’s case in hearings before the court or administrative body; prepares applications, show cause orders, complaints, briefs, motions, and additional documents preparatory or incidental to the trial of a case; and participates in pre-trial or pre-hearing conferences, examines, and cross-examines witnesses, argues motions before the court or hearing officer, and summarizes the Commission’s case.

• May negotiate contractual matters and draft the necessary contracts and other legal instruments or documents.

• Review cases; prepare reports, exhibits, and legal memoranda from the record and hearings, outlining the factual and legal issues; and recommends the disposition of a case.

• Answers general inquiries concerning legal issues from the public and staff; assists the general public regarding complaints, questions, or additional problems involving regulated companies; assists in the preparation and filing of complaints; and mediates disputes between consumers and regulated companies.

• Work directly with oil and gas subject matter experts and prepare them as witnesses in administrative proceedings.

• Performs related work as required and assigned.

Education and Experience

Admission to the Oklahoma Bar Association and one (1) year of experience in the practice of law in the areas of administrative, environmental, general, oil and gas, public utility regulation, or transportation.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Knowledge of legal principles and their application; legal research methods; the scope of Oklahoma statutory law and provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution, principles of administrative and constitutional law, trial and administrative hearing procedures, and rules of evidence.

• Skills performing independent and difficult research; analyzing, appraising, and applying legal principles, facts, and precedents to difficult legal or factual problems; presenting statements of fact, law, and argument clearly and concisely in oral and written form; effectively presenting, explaining, and arguing cases to administrative boards, commissions, or courts; composing and dictating correspondence involving the explanation of difficult legal matters.

• Preferred candidates will have experience with Oil and Gas and/or Environmental Law. Oil and gas industry experience and/or understanding of oil and gas law preferred, but not required.

Additional Job Description

Preferred candidates will have experience with Oil and Gas and/or Environmental Law.

This job is may be telework eligible.

Work hours are Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Benefits

As an employee with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, you will enjoy excellent state benefits including:

• 15 days per year of annual leave
• 15 days per year of sick leave
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Longevity bonus
• A comprehensive health insurance package – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, dependent life insurance, and flexible medical spending account
• A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities of and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or of all qualifications that may be required either now or in the future.

All employees appointed to state service, whether initial hiring, transferring from one state agency to another state agency, or returning to state service following a break in service will be required to complete a twelve-month trial period in accordance with Civil Service and Human Capital Modernization Rule 260:130-19-30.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.