Policy Counsel

About the role

The Supreme Court of Ohio is seeking to fill the position of Policy Counsel. The Policy Counsel is responsible for stimulating the development of comprehensive approaches to caseflow management and delay reduction in Ohio’s trial and appellate courts and justice systems.

Work Location: Ohio Judicial Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Develops and recommends strategies, measures, and standards to support effective caseflow management and reduce delays in local courts.
• Develops rules and standards that govern caseflow management, delay reduction, case inventory, and statistical reporting for trial and appellate courts.
• Prioritizes services based on court requests and statistical data analysis.
• Helps develop and makes recommendations for case management plans to comply with Sup. R 3.02 and Rules of Superintendence; assesses court compliance and makes recommendations.
• Supports trial and appellate courts in court operations.
• Provides consultation, resource materials, and facilitates discussions to support local courts in programming, rule development, staffing, and operational improvements.
• Evaluates caseflow processes and statistical data to identify operational improvements and recommends strategies for delay reduction; offers legal and policy considerations based on such research.
• Delivers customized case management and differentiated case management and statistical training; develops and disseminates training, resources, publications, and educational materials to assist local courts on timely justice and caseflow best practices.
• Responds to constituent calls or emails on cases languishing in court systems; verifies the docket and analyzes caseflow management; reaches out to local courts for resolution.
• Facilitates roundtable meetings for judges and staff involving legal, rule, and operational issues; attends relevant committees and public discussions.
• Assists the Advisory Committee on Case Management and subcommittees; provides legal expertise in caseflow management, case assignment, case inventory, and delay reduction.
• Conducts site visits to ensure compliance with Superintendence Rules on statistical reporting and caseflow management.
• Maintains strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Assists with rule drafting, contract reviews, and written work; provides guidance on legal and ethical issues involving court operations and case management.
• Provides administrative and legal support to the Advisory Committee on Case Management and subcommittees; provides legal expertise in caseflow operations.
• Provides guidance on legal and procedural, including statutory and rule, matters; interprets legal issues, policies, and procedures and recommends appropriate actions to staff and leadership.
• Tracks trends and research on case management, sharing updates with staff and justice system partners.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the legal and operational needs of courts regarding case management.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school required.
• Admittance to the Ohio bar required; must be an attorney properly admitted to the practice of law, in active and good standing at all times during employment.
• Typically requires two to five years of directly related legal experience; working with court administration or caseflow management preferred.

Skills

• Attorney/Legal Technical Skills
• Attorney/Legal Professional Skills
• Written Communication

Pay

$109,000 - $115,700

Schedule

Full-time