General Counsel

General Counsel Salary $127,524.80 - $181,105.60 Annually Location Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA Job Type Full-time Job Number 25-03106 Agency 427 Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing Opening Date 05/13/2025 Closing Date 5/26/2025 11:59 PM Central LinkedIn Tag #LI-DNP Point of Contact Aaron Baack; * Description * Benefits Job Description The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL) is seeking a highly motivated, skilled, solution-oriented, and enthusiastic leader to join our regulatory department and serve as our Senior Legal Counsel (General Counsel Supervisor) within our Administration division!

Who We Are DIAL's mission is Achieve Compliance Through Education, Regulation, and Due Process for a Safe and Healthy Iowa.

Our goal is to be an effective, efficient and approachable regulatory agency.

To accomplish our Mission, the individual selected for this position will provide outstanding leadership, vision, structure, and accountability within the division.

DIAL is a multifaceted regulatory agency charged with protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Iowans.

DIAL's Administration division provides coordinated support and critical administrative services for the entire department.

This position serves as the Bureau Chief of the Legal & Policy bureau and the department's General Counsel.

The position provides, directs, and controls the provision of legal services, legislative and policy, administrative rules, and enforcement actions to staff throughout the department so that those programs operate in conformance with applicable laws and that the requirements of those programs are effectively administered and enforced.

What We're Seeking The successful candidate for this fast-paced and critical position is a motivated, organized, and detailed leader.

The position reports to DIAL's Chief Operating Officer, and will be located in our headquarters located at 6200 Park Avenue near West Des Moines.

Desired skills and abilities include: * Demonstrated leader with team-building abilities * Works collaboratively with a diverse group of people and leads a team of talented attorneys and staff.

* Detail-oriented and is highly responsive to colleagues and stakeholders * Displays high standards of professional and ethical conduct * Commits to providing a high-quality service and legal product * Possesses a high level of organization skills and is process-driven * Communicates effectively across multiple stakeholder levels What You'll Do You will be an integral member of our leadership team, providing direct leadership to the Legal & Policy bureau in supporting the agency's operations by: * Ensuring legal representation on enforcement actions to ensure the actions are administered fairly and effectively * Supervising and effectively managing legal and policy staff * Advising on legal questions regulations, opinions of the court, attorneys general, and recommends interpretation, outlines the facts of the applicable law.

* Preparing, serving, and filing discovery letters, petitions for enforcement, satisfactions of judgment, subpoenas, warrants, motions, pleadings and other legal documents.

* Ensuring the department's compliance with State and Federal laws.

* Continuously analyzing operational problems and implement timely, effective, and economical solutions.

* Monitoring legislation potentially impacting the department's operations, including proposing legislation as needed.

* Implementing, monitoring, and updating Administrative Rules related to the department's operations.

* Implementing metrics to allow for data-driven decision-making.

What We Offer When you join DIAL, you help to make Iowa safer and healthier while enjoying an outstanding benefits package!

In addition to providing a positive work environment, we offer a great compensation package for all our full-time employees, including: * Excellent pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance * Opportunities for salary increases following your first six months and annually thereafter * Teleworking options following your first six months * Biweekly vacation accrual and separate sick leave * Paid holidays (9 days per year) * Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package * On-site fitness center * Optional 401A plan with employer contributions * Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling) * Retirement Investors Club (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) * Flexible Spending Accounts For additional information on benefits click here.

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Background check required.

This is a non-merit position with the Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing.

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

Minimum Qualification Requirements Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification: * Graduation from an accredited law school, and experience equal to five years of full-time work in the practice of law.

* Graduation from an accredited law school, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in the practice of law in the employing agency.

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