Full Job Description
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MISSION STATEMENT
To be the nation’s most citizen oriented, efficiently administered, State tax agency.
The Montana Department of Revenue administers almost 40 state taxes, property appraisals, liquor law, cannabis law, and unclaimed property of the state of Montana. The Cannabis Control Division administers the state’s cannabis code, which governs the control, sale, distribution, and taxation of marijuana.
DUTIES
The Cannabis Control Lawyer handles cannabis control litigation in administrative proceedings before the Office of Dispute Resolution and on appeal in state district court and the Montana Supreme Court. This involves legal research, drafting of pleadings, conducting discovery and investigation, presentation of evidence to a court or a jury, participation in mediations and settlement conferences, and oral argument. These cases often involve complex fact patterns and/or constitutional challenges to state statutes, but may also involve more routine matters. The incumbent drafts rules and legislation on behalf of the Cannabis Control Division. The position reports to the department’s Chief Legal Counsel and does not supervise other staff.
***This is an incomplete list of job duties. For a complete job description please contact Human Resources.
REQUIRED
List detailed work experiences including status of each job: full/part time, temporary or seasonal. Resumes are not reviewed.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
The above competencies are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to:
- A Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
- Fifteen years of job-related work experience made up of increasingly responsible legal practice providing an intimate knowledge of the actual practice of law and litigation, especially in civil and regulatory law. Must be licensed to practice law in the state of Montana.
- Preferred experience in tax litigation.
Other combinations of education and experience will be evaluated on an individual basis. It is important that all previous work experience is listed.
Training Assignment: Not Applicable
Benefits Package Eligibility: Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-Time
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Agency: Department of Revenue
Union: 000 – None
Bargaining Unit: 000 – None
Closing Date (based on your computer’s timezone): Jun 15, 2021, 12:59:00 AM