Attorney

Essential Job Requirements

• Negotiates with opposing counsel, attends hearings, and performs other related actions
• Recommends and reviews legal actions
• Drafts, reviews, and signs legal documents
• Ensures all orders contain required federal and state elements and vigorously advocates the interests of the state
• Updates automated systems with necessary information to monitor each case through the legal process
• Provides legal advice to Specialists in completing documents for court filing
• Maintains a positive working relationship with State
• Attends weekly project team meeting
• Applies knowledge of federal and state child support policies and procedures

Required Education

• A Juris Doctor degree
• A license to practice law in the state where the project is located

Required Experience

• Legal experience in domestic relations law or as a prosecutor
• Child support enforcement preferred