The Section Head for the Litigation/ Employment Section serves as legal counsel to the HEFS Division’s client agencies, and associated boards, department, bureaus, divisions, and commissions, and the Department of Attorney General in prosecuting or defending all aspects of varied and highly complex litigation, including labor and employment matters, state constitutional law challenges, class actions, and §1983 civil rights claims, state and federal litigation and appellate matters, and other matters as requested by the Department, the Division Chief, or the First Assistant. The Section Head carries a case load of general assignments, litigation, administrative hearings, and appeals in all state courts, and in federal district courts and circuit courts of appeal, particularly in the area of labor and employment. This position requires the candidate to independently review and research all claims, conduct extensive discovery and other pretrial practice, and to supervise and mentor other division attorneys performing this work when assigned to litigation handled by the division. The candidate is a trial attorney responsible for all trial preparation and appeals associated with his or her cases. The Section Head also supervises 2 to 4 attorneys, makes case assignments, reviews attorneys’ draft Division level advice and appellate briefs, and performs other management functions as requested by the Division Chief and First Assistant. The Section Head also oversees the work of other Division attorneys on assignments relating to the Section’s substantive areas of practice, in coordination with other HEFS Section Heads, the First Assistant and the Division Chief. The Section Head reports directly to the First Assistant. Position Description Required Education and Experience Education. Possession of a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law. Experience. Attorney Manager 18 Five years of post-bar admission legal experience.