Chief Legal & Ethics Officer and Executive Vice President, Government & Legal Affairs (Washington) Job at Alaska Department of Law, Washington DC

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  • Alaska Department of Law
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Overview

DC Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is recruiting for the position of Chief Legal & Ethics Officer & Executive Vice President, Government & Legal Affairs.

About DC Water

DC Water operates the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility in the world and provides more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia.

DC Water aspires to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship in advancing the health and well-being of the citys diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, DC Water commits to a shared mission every dayexceeding expectations by providing high-quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

About Washington, DC

Home to national monuments and memorials, Washington, DC is known around the world as a seat of government, but the capital city is so much more. Unique in its historical heritage and rich in its contemporary culture, the capital city is unlike any other American city.

Washington, DC is also a global hub of art and culture, a destination for sports and entertainment, and a city with a culinary scene that rivals those of the worlds most cosmopolitan cities.

The District of Columbia is also a place of surprising natural beauty, ranking #1 in the country when it comes to public parks.

Click here to see what DC has to offer.

About the DC Water Chief Legal & Ethics Officer and Executive Vice President, Government & Legal Affairs

The Chief Legal & Ethics Officer and Executive Vice President, Government & Legal Affairs (CLEO & EVP) manages, coordinates, and performs all actions necessary to provide competent, timely legal advice to the CEO and President and all offices and departments of DC Water.

The CLEO & EVP is responsible for directing a team of attorneys and professional staff and is directly involved in a wide range of legal matters, including regulatory compliance; litigation; FOIA; and contract, employment, and tort law.

The CLEO & EVP represents DC Waters legal rights and interests before relevant government bodies and in other appropriate venues, with the goal of maximizing the organizations flexibility in carrying out its mission and programs while maintaining legal and regulatory compliance.

The starting salary for this position will be in the high $200,000s.

The specific responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

  • Advice and guidance Providing legal advice and guidance to the CEO, President, and members of the Executive Team to help establish Authority-wide, consistent and cogent positions on regulatory and administrative interpretations and legal strategies; managing the resources providing legal advice and guidance to the Board of Directors.
  • External resource management Coordinating the hiring and supervision of outside counsel for all DC Water departments and programs, including managing the appropriate balance between in-house and contracted legal services.
  • Regulatory compliance Ensuring lawful formulation, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of DC Waters policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and programs.
  • Advocacy Representing DC Waters interests in court and other forums.
  • Performance management Establishing performance related goals and objectives for the Office and each staff member, monitoring and evaluating the progress of the Office towards meeting goals and adjusting objectives, work plans, schedules and commitment of resources, as necessary.

Position Qualifications

The ideal candidate for the position of Chief Legal & Ethics Officer and Executive Vice President, Government and Legal Affairs will be a graduate of an ABA-accredited school of law and have at least ten (10) years of related legal experience five (5) of which will be in a managerial role or an equivalent level of experience in a comparable field.

The successful candidate will also be a member of the DC Bar, or be willing and able to achieve membership in the DC Bar within one year of hire. Litigation experience and demonstrated skill in the courtroom and in other hearings environments along with strong leadership and management skills.

To Apply

DC Water has partnered with POLIHIRE to recruit their Chief Legal & Ethics Officer and Executive Vice President, Government and Legal Affairs. To be considered for this position, please attach 2 PDFs a letter of interest and your resume in an email to [email protected]. Please include only your name (Last, First) in the subject line of the email.

Once your application is successfully transmitted, you will receive an auto-generated acknowledgment email. Please be aware that this confirmation email may be in your junk/spam folder. Please contact [email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement or have any questions.

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