Chief Counsel DLR

2 weeks ago

Boston MA, United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts Full time

Chief Counsel DLR (250006LK)
The Massachusetts Department of Labor (DLR) is a neutral agency charged with administering the Commonwealth's collective bargaining statutes. The DLR includes the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB) which hears appeals of various DLR cases, and the Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC), which mediates collective bargaining negotiations involving municipal police officers and firefighters.
The DLR is seeking a Chief Counsel to represent the DLR and its component agencies in court and to provide legal advice and guidance to the DLR Director, CERB, JLMC and staff on matters that could affect cases processed by the DLR. 150F (Ballot Question 3), the statute that creates the opportunity for rideshare drivers to unionize and negotiate on an industrywide basis with transportation network companies (Uber, Lyft, etc.) Act as appellate counsel for the CERB by assembling records, drafting briefs, making oral arguments and otherwise defending CERB decisions in the Massachusetts Appeals Court or the Supreme Judicial Court
Represent the DLR and JLMC in court litigation, including seeking injunctive relief and enforcing the CERBs orders in Superior Court
Provide advice and oversight to the DLR, CERB and JLMC regarding public records law, personnel matters, open meeting laws and other legal matters
Member in good standing of the Massachusetts Bar with annual certification and registration by the Board of Bar Overseers
At least six (6) years of fulltime, or equivalent parttime, legal experience in a regulatory, government, corporate legal department, or at a governmental agency, including litigation experience
Two (2) years of litigation experience, particularly in appellate litigation
Experience in writing legal briefs and/or adjudicatory decisions and oral advocacy ability
Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of fulltime or, equivalent parttime, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in a particular specialty (i.e. scientific, professional, or technical) and must possess current license and/or registration requirements established for the performance of the position, of which (B) at least one (2) years must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.
A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience
A Bachelors degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience
A Graduate degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience
A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience
Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilityes are strongly encouraged to apply.
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