Administrative Law Judge 2 Des Moines - Polk County

Paid time off: Nine paid holidays plus generous paid vacation and paid sick leave which begin to accrue on your first day of employment Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) defined benefit program Regular work hours of Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with possible telework three days a week following probationary period Opportunities for professional growth and development - including training and in-house continuing legal education A current license to practice law in the State of Iowa is required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in administrative law, litigation, or a judicial clerkship. A criminal history and abuse background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment. E-Verify and Right to Work The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov. License to Practice Law in the State of Iowa License to practice law in the State of Iowa. Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to five years of full-time quasi-judicial or closely-related work involving either conducting legal investigations to obtain evidence or hearing cases relative to specific organizational programs and rendering decisions or recommending action for the disposition of cases. A total of nine years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from an accredited school of law. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to eighteen months of full-time work as an Administrative Law Judge 1. Persons newly employed to preside over contested case proceedings in the Administrative Hearings Division of the Department of Inspections and Appeals, must possess a current, active license to practice law in Iowa.