Legal Associate

Provide administrative and legal support as a Legal Associate for the Division of Hearings and Appeals!

The hours for this position are 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This position is headquartered at the Hill Farms Office Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison WI

Join an organization that strives to exceed customer expectations by delivering efficient, high-quality state government services. The Department of Administration (DOA) provides direct services to state agency customers and designs and leads initiatives to make government more innovative and cost-effective. Working at DOA offers you the opportunity to make an impact on the quality of life in Wisconsin.

As the flagship agency of the State of Wisconsin, our core values at Department of Administration are Adaptability, Collaboration, Stewardship, Equity, Service Excellence, and Integrity. Our values make it possible for us to fulfill our mission, with a set of shared principles and practices, and form the bedrock of how we operate, interact, and are seen by colleagues, partners, and other agencies.

The Division of Hearings and Appeals (DHA) is a quasi-judicial, independent entity created to conduct high quality, impartial, independent, and cost and time efficient hearings that serve customer agencies and the citizens of Wisconsin. DHA currently conducts hearings for fifteen state agencies and is also available to do hearings for other agencies when requested. It is a growing agency with a varied caseload which fall under these administrative units:
Corrections Unit, Office of Worker's Compensation Hearings, General Government Unit, and Work & Family Services Unit.

The DHA 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 vacation to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that rollover each year.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

This highly complex, paraprofessional legal associate position works independently to manage petitioners’ time sensitive appeal requests for the Division of Hearings and Appeals (DHA).

Requests for appeal are received from 72 counties and the tribes within the state and are initiated by notices of negative action issued on behalf of the Department of Health Services, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Administration. Comprehensive knowledge of guidelines within Wis. Stat. Chapter 227, which directs the administrative procedure, is required as well as the DHA practice and procedure, which is governed by Wis.

Admin. Code § HA 3. The federal court MOUA decision (Moua, et. al. v. Patricia Goodrich, Secretary, Department of Health and Social Services, Case No. 89-c-888-C United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin) and 7 C.F.R § 273.15 mandate the binding procedure for timely action for the coordination of cases scheduled, hearings held, and decisions issued by the Administrative Law Judge.

Time sensitive appeal requests are researched to identify hearing type, issue, agency, and jurisdiction within Federal and State regulations, and scheduled for administrative hearing.

This position requires independent decision making, prudent judgment and discretion with excellent oral and written communication skills and in-depth knowledge of over 60 categories of hearing types within three state agencies. The provisions of these hearings and appeals are governed by a wide variety…