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State of Georgia Job Description

Job Title: PS: Legal Analysis Spec (WL)
Job Code: 16712
Last Update: 9/1/2010
Salary Plan: Statewide Salary Plan (SWD)

(SWD)

Job Description, Responsibilities, Standards, and Qualifications

Job Description:

Provides legal analysis services for a program, division, and department. May act as a liaison to the legal division.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:

1. Conducts special examinations on claims requiring an in-depth investigation
2. Considers requests for and renders decisions regarding policy exceptions
3. Maintains the legal library and researches to provide information
4. May assist in the contracting function
5. Negotiates resolutions of issues prior to hearings
6. Performs legal research and compiles data from references, digests, and law libraries
7. Prepares proposed legislation for review and the analysis of the impact of the changes
8. Provides review and analysis of the implications of laws, policy statements, and regulations
9. Researches, drafts, revise and/or negotiate documents, provide support to existing programs or new programs
10. Reviews/critiques and assists in drafting proposed legislation

Sample Technical Competencies:

1. Ability to provide legal analysis of the laws, rules and policies.
2. Ability to research relevant documents and facts.
3. Ability to review files documentation and organize according to protocol.
4. Ability to conduct investigations in accordance with professional standards.
5. Ability to conduct hearings, conferences, or interviews based on guidelines.
6. Ability to interpret and/or apply provisions of the law.

Entry Qualifications:

BachelorsÂ degree in business, business administration, public administration or related area AND One year of related experience to area of assignment OR Four years of experience in the related area of assignment OR One year of experience at the lower level or position equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

No preferred qualifications information is available.

Career Development Levels:

1. LEP042 - PS: Legal Analysis Spec (AL)
2. LEP043 - PS: Legal Analysis Spec (SP)

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