Executive Director - Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct (41-0021)

Full Job Description

See http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/index.html for additional information regarding benefits.

A more detailed position description is available on the Commission's website: http://www.acjc.alaska.gov

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Admission to the Alaska State Bar with a minimum of 5 years of legal experience required at the time of hire.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and its application to Alaska’s culture and environment.
• Strong legal research, writing, and communication skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain legal and ethical concepts to a variety of stakeholders, including judges, attorneys, public officials, and the public.
• A high level of trustworthiness, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Exceptional analytical skills to assess complaints, legal issues, and evidence in a thorough and impartial manner.
• Technological proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database management tools expected.

It is expected that the successful applicant resides in the Greater Anchorage or Matanuska-Susitna area. Supervisory experience is desirable.

Qualifications

This applies to your application submission.

Documents to be Attached to the Application (REQUIRED):

• Resume (listing all employers for the past ten years)
• Cover Letter
• Three (3) writing samples
• Five (5) professional references (including at least one from a previous employer) along with their daytime contact phone numbers and email addresses.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENTThe State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.

It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The Alaska Court System does not sponsor visas.

WORK EXPERIENCEIf using work experience not already documented in your application, provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met.

If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION If post-secondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application.

If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications for the position and are required with each application.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.

If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S.

education programs; or an accredited U.S.

post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

SELECTION PROCEDUREApplicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately, we cannot always interview all applicants.

If your application is considered "not qualified," you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment.

If you believe your application was improperly disqualified, this decision may be appealed to the Commission Chair by submitting a written appeal to Chair@acjc.state.ak.us, attention Chair Amy Mead, within five business days from the date this notice is mailed.

Applications that meet the qualifications will be forwarded to the hiring committee.

NEPOTISM REVIEWTo avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety, applicants who have a spouse, close relative, and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director.

BACKGROUND CHECK A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made.

Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer "no" to these questions.

If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure, please contact the Human Resources Department at (907) 264-8242. The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

Additional Information

For questions regarding the application process on Workplace Alaska, please contact recruitment@akcourts.gov.

For questions regarding the position, please contact Chair Amy Mead at Chair@acjc.state.ak.us.