Deputy Legal Director; Legal Dispute and Resolution Administrator

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The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity. We welcome members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQIA2S community members, and others to apply.

BOLI has an opening for one Deputy Legal Director (Legal Dispute & Resolution Admin
1) position in the Legal Policy Division. This position will be based in our Portland, Salem or Eugene offices. The successful candidate may also be eligible to work a hybrid schedule.

This is a limited duration, full-time, Executive/Supervisory position. This recruitment may be used to fill additional vacancies as they occur. This limited duration position is scheduled to end on June 30, 2027, but may extend depending on future budget availability.

• Work/life balance, vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays a year, and personal days off
• Competitive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental
• Pension and retirement programs
• Advancement opportunity within BOLI and other State agencies
• Opportunity to expand your technical and professional skills
• Work with others who are passionate about public service
• Make a difference in the lives of Oregonians
• Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Below is a sample of job duties. It is not meant to encompass all duties.

Lead operations of the Administrative Law Forum, ensuring appropriate time to resolution deadlines, monitors unit performance, review and edit proposed orders and interim decisions, and support the professional development of Forum employees.

Support the agency through technical advisement, policy development, rule drafting and development, and training tools on matters not pending before the Administrative Law Forum. Draft memos, policy guides, enforcement guides, field manuals and business processes and maintain and updates existing documents and communications for legal and technical compliance.

Implement directives of the Commissioner and their reports relating to the adjudication and evaluation of a broad array of numerous employment and other laws enforced by the agency, including wage and hour, civil rights, housing, apprenticeship and public accommodations laws.

Support and supervise resolution of all administrative cases brought to the Forum, many of which are "high profile," and involve hundreds of thousands of dollars in civil penalties and damages.

Monitor BOLI cases pending on judicial review and recent case law developments and provide reports and legal updates to Forum staff.

Convene unit and agency-wide staff for meetings, leading with group agendas, goal setting, direction and deliverables in a clear and concise manner.

Serve as a liaison to internal and external partners, including counsel at the Department of Justice and other counsel for the agency.

Responsible for meeting key performance measures and working to develop additional measures of unit and individual staff performance.

Our mission... Led by Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson, the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) works to ensure that Oregon jobs are good jobs, where workers get paid what they are owed and have a discrimination-free work environment. BOLI protects workers’ rights through enforcement of state labor laws, ensures adherence to civil rights law in public spaces and housing, promotes the development of a highly-skilled workforce through registered apprenticeship programs, and provides training and confidential assistance to Oregon employers so they have the tools they need to comply with workplace rules.

The work location for this position is hybrid-optional with a principal office in either Portland, Salem or Eugene with significant use of a computer and video conferencing. The work location may…