Administrative Law Judge Jobs

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About the UTC and Employer Initiatives

• We have modernized our workplace with workspaces that promote creative thought, innovation, and collaboration among co-workers, and improved building security and employee safety. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTC has supported extensive mobile work arrangements across the agency.
• We have an engaging wellness program that focuses on all nine elements of wellness: spiritual, physical, social, environmental, occupational, emotional, intellectual, nutritional, and financial. We also have on-site shower rooms/lockers at our headquarters with proximity to several fitness centers in the area.
• We support a healthy work/life balance by offering flexible/alternative work schedules and mobile and telework options. (Depending on job duties).
• We have a formal mentoring program to provide and encourage employee growth and development, while also promoting informal mentoring relationships and sharing of knowledge across the commission.
• We value diverse perspectives and employ people of all backgrounds. We are actively involved in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within the UTC by way of a cross-divisional, collaborative committee. The focus of the committee includes employee engagement and education; reinforcing UTC values; and maximizing the value of diversity and identifying strategies for inclusion.
• We have a comprehensive continuous improvement program focused on using Lean tools and principles to solve problems and continuously improve work processes.

• Judicial temperament, including the ability to be objective, balance competing interests, manage an administrative hearing, and develop and implement policies consistent with applicable law and record evidence.
• Excellent analytical and oral and written communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of rules governing the admissibility of evidence and procedural issues consistent with pertinent law.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team with commissioners, advisors, staff, parties, and interested persons.
• Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school or successful completion of a law clerk program pursuant to Washington Admission to Practice Rule (APR) 6 with demonstrated academic success.
• A minimum of one year of experience serving as an administrative law judge, commissioner, attorney, advisor, or other comparable position in matters involving utility or other regulation, administrative law, or comparable legal issues requiring legal analysis and the application of law to fact.

• Makes the commission more accessible to underrepresented and marginalized communities.
• Leads and Navigates Change
• Fosters Learning
• Embraces and Embeds Inclusion in Decision-making
• Cultivates a Shared, Strategic Vision for EDI.
• Advocates and Models our Culture and Value.

• Measuring for Success and Improvement
• Cultivating Mutually Beneficial and Trusting Strategic Partnerships
• Inclusive Excellence & Allyship
• EDI Knowledge, Understanding, & Commitment
• Self-Awareness and Commitment to Growth

• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Self-Development
• Self-Awareness and Commitment to Growth
• Communication Skills
• Continuous Process Improvement
• DEI Knowledge, Understanding, & Commitment
• Measuring for Success and Improvement
• Cultivating Mutually Beneficial and Trusting Strategic Partnerships
• Customer Focus
• Inclusive Excellence & Allyship
• Results

• Respect
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Accountability

Additional Agency Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Self-Development
• Communication Skills
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Results Focus
• Adaptability/Flexibility

• Current or inactive membership in good standing of a state bar association or admission to practice law before the courts of a state of the United States.
• Demonstrated understanding of economics, accounting, corporate finance, regulatory rate making, and utility and transportation company operations, as well as public policies that relate to these areas.
• Advanced litigation management skills, particularly in complex litigation involving diverse interests advocated by multiple skilled professionals.
• Formal training and experience as a mediator or as a facilitator of decisions in group settings.
• Progressively responsible, extensive experience serving as an administrative law judge, commissioner, attorney, advisor, or other comparable position in matters involving utility or other regulation, administrative law, or comparable legal issues and requiring legal analysis and the application of law to fact.
• Demonstrated understanding of technical and public policy issues and the ability to achieve policies lawfully and consistently.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of rules governing the admissibility of evidence and procedural issues consistent with pertinent law.

• Conflict of Interest: RCW 80.01.020 limits the commission’s ability to employ any person who owns stock in any company the commission regulates or is otherwise financially interested in such company.
• No employee may engage in any volunteer or elected activity that will interfere with the performance of their duties or result in a conflict of interest.
• Although this is a hybrid opportunity, the successful incumbent must reside within Washington state.
• Local travel, mostly within Thurston County, is required to attend training and meetings. Travel within the Pacific Northwest or out-of-state may be required for conferences and training activities.
• An employee shall notify supervisor prior to engaging in any outside employment or business activity.
• Compliance with the ethics laws (RCW 42.52) is an individual responsibility, which may include disclosure of volunteer work, elected activity, outside employment, or other business activity.
• No employee may engage in any outside employment or business activity that will interfere with the performance of their duties or result in a conflict of interest.

• A copy of your law school transcript(s) – Unofficial is acceptable
• A letter of interest explaining why you are applying for this position and how you meet the qualifications
• A list of three professional references with current telephone numbers, including your current or most recent supervisor (or you may include this information in the Reference section of your application)
• A brief legal writing sample (no more than 10 pages) that you have written without contribution, assistance, or substantive editing by anyone else and that demonstrates your professional work
• A current chronological resume detailing experience and education

• Carefully review your application and other documents requested (e.g., cover letter and resume) for accuracy, spelling and grammar before submitting.
• A resume will not substitute for completing the "work experience" section of the application.
• The initial screening of applications will be solely based on the contents and completeness of the "work experience" and "education" sections of your application in www.careers.wa.gov; completeness of your resume, cover letter, and any other materials submitted as part of the application process; and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.