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ASSISTANT COUNSEL

Tennessee Alcholic Beverage Commission

Nashville, TN

Monthly Salary Range: $5,508-$8,783

Closing Date: 08/16/2023

General Description:

Summary: The TABC seeks to fill an Assistant Counsel position to focus on alcohol matters. This position will have responsibilities requiring interaction with many types of stakeholders, so a candidate that is responsive, approachable, and confident is ideal.

Other Requirements:

Attention to detail, intelligence, good rapport with coworkers, and good customer skills are very important. Knowledge or interest in regulatory issues and administrative law a plus. The ideal candidate should have strong research and analytical skills, as well as an ability to communicate well with customers of varying sophistication.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide counsel to director/commission members regarding licensure and regulatory matters. Assist in law enforcement investigations. Represent the agency in related contested case hearings. Other in-house counsel type legal matters including employment matters, contract review and responding to public records requests. Create written memoranda and advisory opinions regarding legal matters pending before the agency.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience

Preferred Education and Experience: Active license to practice law in Tennessee or have pending admission to the Tennessee Bar.

Prior experience is not required for this position.

Essential knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Competencies:

• Planning
• Decision Quality Learning on the Fly
• Organizing
• Problem Solving
• Time Management

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of office productivity software (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Knowledge of public safety and security
• Knowledge of customer and personal service procedures
• Knowledge of law and government

Skills:

• Reading
• Problem solving
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Service Orientation
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Social Perceptiveness
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Time Management
• Quality control analysis

Abilities:

• Deductive reasoning
• Visualization
• Oral comprehension & expression
• Written comprehension & expression

If you are interested in this position, please apply via the following website: https://www.tn.gov/Careers.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.