Attorney Supervisor

Overview

The Department of Safety and Professional Services mission is to promote economic growth and stability while protecting the citizens of Wisconsin as designated by statute.

What We Are Looking For: A licensed attorney to provide supervision of staff and legal services to the Division of Professional Credential Processing (DPCP).

This position currently offers a hybridized work schedule. The position will be headquartered at and required to work from the Hill Farms State Office Building in Madison at least 2 days per week. All employees working a hybrid work schedule are generally expected to telework from within the State of Wisconsin. This topic will be discussed more at the time of the interview.

DSPS is a great place to work! In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of paid leave time to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that roll over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits (health plan options start at just $42/month for single plans and $104/month for family plans after two months of employment).
• A casual office atmosphere, flexible work schedules, and telework options depending on the position’s requirements.
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program.
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being.
• Use this Total Rewards Calculator to see the total value of our competitive benefits package.

In addition to our generous employee benefits, we strive for inclusivity and celebrate different religious holidays and cultural observances and provide flexibility for utilizing paid time off for such celebrations.

Position Summary

Responsibilities

The Attorney Supervisor of the Division of Professional Credential Processing (DPCP) legal team manages and supervises a team of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal staff in the provision of credentialing services to professional boards and the Department of Safety & Professional Services (DSPS). This position reports to the Chief Legal Counsel and oversees and manages the legal review of application files, assigns and delegates work to staff, and researches credentialing legal issues.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Providing legal support and guidance to the regulatory authorities on credentialing matters.
• Coordinating and conducting application legal reviews.
• Performing administrative duties such as reviewing and analyzing proposed legislation, recommending changes to existing or proposed statutes, collaborating with DSPS staff from other divisions as well as staff from other agencies, and more.

This position is in schedule-range (71-01) with an annual salary of $104,000 - $120,786
, plus a $2.75 per hour add-on
. A twelve-month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the Wisconsin State Compensation Plan.

Prior to any appointments for position(s) filled from this announcement, candidates may be subject to a comprehensive criminal background check.

This state agency does not sponsor work visas. This state agency is not enrolled in USCIS E-Verify and is not eligible to employ international F-1 students seeking STEM-OPT extension. Any appointment made will be contingent on the applicant being able to prove valid status to work in the United States.

Qualifications

A minimum requirement for this position is a license to practice law in the State of Wisconsin at the time of Final date to receive applications.

Qualified Applicants Will Have The Following

• Experience supervising, managing, or overseeing professional staff (Duties of the role may include: setting of performance goals and completing performance evaluations, recruiting,…