Entry-Level Attorney *Hybrid*.
State of Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting for content.
First, we have Department Information OCR Mission and Vision etc. That's not directly about the job but could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" likely includes description of position, mission, etc. We can include a section About the role with description of OCR mission and overview? The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". So we can include About the role with description of the position and OCR mission.
Responsibilities: list of specific responsibilities from "Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To" and subsequent bullet-like sentences. We need to extract them into
- . Requirements: maybe "Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights" includes minimal educational/professional qualifications. That's qualifications. Could be Requirements. Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? But we need separate sections only if content. Could combine? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we might have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including minimum qualifications), Skills (maybe from "Solid computer skills are essential", "Ability to communicate effectively", etc.), Benefits (maybe none explicit), Pay (none), Schedule (maybe hybrid work environment). There is mention: "Work Environment This position is currently working as a hybrid of in-office and remotely from home." That's schedule? Could be Schedule section. Benefits: Not mentioned explicitly. There's mention of "Reasonable accommodation may be made..." but not benefits. No explicit benefits like health insurance, retirement. So we should not create Benefits section. Pay: Not mentioned. So omit. Schedule: we have hybrid work environment; maybe also mention travel less than 10% outside Front Range. That could be schedule/travel. We'll include Schedule section with hybrid and travel. Skills: we can extract abilities: ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, ability to make good decisions, maintain confidentiality, establish effective working relationships, thoroughly document work, strong dedication, solid computer skills essential, ability to utilize case management system, litigation skills, etc. Also "Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing." etc. Qualifications: Minimum educational/professional qualifications: J.D. from accredited law school and licensed to practice law in Colorado or another state and eligible for transfer of license to Colorado. Must also be a member in good standing of the Colorado State Bar or other state equivalent. No history of disciplinary action. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Ability to make good decisions, maintain confidentiality, establish effective working relationships, and thoroughly document work. Strong dedication to representing children and youth. Solid computer skills are essential. We might separate Qualifications (education/licensure) and Skills (abilities). But we can combine? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including education, licensure, skills), Schedule. That's four sections. But we also have "Work Environment" which could be part of About the role or Schedule. We'll put hybrid work in Schedule. Let's extract responsibilities list. From text: "Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To Provide legal representation as Guardian ad Litem and/or Counsel for Youth in assigned Dependency & Neglect, Delinquency, and Foster Youth in Transition cases Visit and consult with children and youth and present their positions at each court appearance; Be proactive in locating family/kin connections for children; Perform ongoing independent investigations in every case. Utilize a multidisciplinary model to provide legal representation to children who are the subject of dependency and neglect (“D&N”) and delinquency cases Use Case Coordinators in a team approach to case management; Create a forward-thinking, effective model and office culture by leveraging the education, expertise, and experience of the Case Coordinators; Utilize Case Coordinators to strengthen representation and advocacy of the child/youth in meetings; to help ensure efforts are made to find possible relatives, kin, and community resources; and to assist with completing a thorough independent investigation. Ensure best practices are being utilized, including developing a meaningful attorney-client relationship with CFY clients and an appropriate and meaningful connection to GAL clients. Engage in regular and meaningful communication with child/youth/client, recognizing when face-to-face contact is necessary; Encourage the participation of the child or youth in their case, including at court proceedings and staffings; Consult with children and youth and present their positions at each court appearance; Ensure that the best interest is at the center of practice for all GAL clients and the child's expressed interest is at the center of practice for all CFY clients. Encourage meaningful engagement in an ongoing investigation to advocate on behalf of the client’s best interests or expressed interest – depending on assigned role. Evaluate who the child/youth’s meaningful connections are; and whether they should be considered for placement, if needed; Advocate to increase the frequency and length of visits with parents, guardians, siblings and kin, when appropriate; and encourage use of visitation settings that most closely mimic family life, when appropriate; Evaluate placement’s connections to the child/youth and ability to support needs; what services may be appropriate to meet child/youth's immediate and ongoing needs; and evaluate what can be done to support the placement in order to increase their ability to meet child or youth's needs; Ensure appropriate strength-based treatment plans for the respondent parents are specifically tailored to each child and family; Assist in formulating and implementing plans to address educational needs which support school stability; Assist with transition planning and advocate for independent living skills for youth up to the age of 21, when needed; Advocate for the least restrictive placement setting possible, including preparing plans for release from detention for youth in Delinquency cases. Provide legal advocacy that gives children and youth a voice in Colorado legal proceedings through high-quality legal representation that protects and promotes their safety, interests, and rights. Strive to protect all legal rights and entitlements of the child or youth; Address issues affecting the child’s well-being through all appropriate proceedings; Advocate for legal position of CFY clients both in and outside of court; Assist in identifying and advocating for appropriate resources and community-based services to meet the child/youth’s needs and improve case outcomes (in accordance with appropriate role); Advocate for prompt implementation of court orders and agreements; Develop strategies to meet goals in each case, including use of informal negotiation, mediation, and litigation; Demonstrate proficiency in litigation skills, including persuasive argumentation; Follow all laws in addition to Chief Justice Directive 04-06 that direct standards for legal representation of children and youth in the relevant case type; May be assigned to a specialty court docket. Utilize OCR’s case management and billing system (CARES). Ensure all data is accurately and timely entered into CARES, including opening appointments, and closing cases, placement information, all contacts with child(ren)/youth; child/youth attendance at court hearings, etc. Enter all CARES activities following OCR policies and procedures, and utilize Administrative Staff when assistance is needed to meet the standards. Conduct yourself professionally inside and outside the office Attend monthly staff and professional development meetings and meaningfully participate in office-wide discussions that improve our legal practice as individuals and as a group; Join internal or external committee and attend committee meetings and complete designated tasks as needed; Maintain mandatory continuing legal education requirements in accordance with Attorney regulations, the CJD, and OCR’s policies and procedures; Demonstrate collegiality with all other members of the office; Communicate regularly with Respondent Attorneys, CASAs, DHS Caseworkers, County Attorneys and Community Providers in a professional and respectful manner; Provide adequate information and time to complete tasks delegated to Case Coordinators and Operations staff; Follow Employee Handbook." We need to break into list items. Each sentence separated by semicolons or periods. We'll create
- for each distinct responsibility.
We'll produce a
- with many
- . Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Now About the role: include mission, vision, values, overview, description of position. We'll combine into prose
maybe multiple paragraphs. Qualifications: include minimum educational/professional qualifications, plus maybe "Ability to communicate effectively..." etc. But those also appear in skills. To avoid duplication, we could put education/licensure in Qualifications, and abilities in Skills. But we said prefer few sections. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one "Qualifications" section that includes both education and skills. That's okay. Schedule: hybrid work, travel less than 10% outside Front Range. We'll not include Benefits, Pay. Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
...
maybe also- for skills? But we can keep as
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law in Colorado or another state and eligible for transfer of license to Colorado
- Member in good standing of the Colorado State Bar or other state equivalent
- No history of disciplinary action by any state bar licensing authority
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, it's a list, so we should use
- . For skills, also list, so also
- . That's okay.
Thus under Qualifications heading we can have two
- sections: one for Minimum Qualifications, another for Skills. That's still under same heading.
Now Schedule: hybrid work, travel less than 10% outside Front Range.
We'll output as
. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, etc. We removed. Now craft About the role paragraph: combine mission, vision, values, overview, description of position. Let's write: The Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR) provides children and youth a voice in Colorado legal proceedings through high-quality legal representation that protects and promotes their safety, interests, and rights. Its vision is justice, opportunity, and healthy families for all court‑involved children and youth. OCR’s values emphasize accountability, efficiency, and empowerment. The agency is an independent state judicial‑branch office that supplies attorney guardian ad litem (GAL), child’s legal representative (CLR), and counsel for youth services in dependency and neglect, delinquency, and other proceedings statewide. The El Paso County Office, which employs 12 FTE attorneys, 5 case consultants, and 2 administrative staff, delivers GAL services in D&N and delinquency cases and counsel for youth in the Transition Age Youth program. This full‑time entry‑level attorney position is based in that office and involves preparing and conducting all aspects of assigned cases at the trial court level. That seems good. Now Responsibilities list: We'll break into items. I'll create items: - Provide legal representation as Guardian ad Litem and/or Counsel for Youth in assigned Dependency & Neglect, Delinquency, and Foster Youth in Transition cases. - Visit and consult with children and youth and present their positions at each court appearance. - Be proactive in locating family/kin connections for children. - Perform ongoing independent investigations in every case. - Util
- . That's okay.
Thus under Qualifications heading we can have two
- . For skills, also list, so also
with list? Better to use
- for list of skills/qualifications. But we have both education and abilities. Could do
- for qualifications (education/licensure) and another
- for skills? That would be two lists under same heading, okay.
But we need to avoid too many thin sections. Having two lists under Qualifications is fine.
We'll do:
Qualifications
Skills and Abilities
maybe not allowed because only h3 for section headings. We cannot use h4. So we must keep within h3 only. Could embed skills asprose. Better: Keep Qualifications as
containing sentences. But we need to use
- . Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
Now About the role: include mission, vision, values, overview, description of position. We'll combine into prose