UC Administrative Hearing Officer (Intermittent)

What You Will Do

As an Unemployment Compensation Administrative Hearing Officer , your job duties include but are not limited to:

• Conducts administrative law hearings for the lower authority to determine why an individual was separated from employment & whether an individual is entitled to unemployment benefits, explains hearing procedure & advises parties of their rights, administers oath & oversees taking of testimony (e.g. decides from which witnesses to take testimony, directly questions each of those witnesses, oversees each parties' additional direct testimony & cross examination, assists parties in cross-examination when appropriate, secures stipulations, answers questions & interprets policies & procedures, rules on motions & objections, determines admissibility of evidence).
• Conducts legal research in preparation for hearings (e.g. reviews Director's files & all additional documents & exhibits, ensures that parties & issues are correctly identified & notified)
• Confers with parties regarding scheduling & continuances, authorizes issuance of subpoenas, writes decisions (e.g. reviews evidence, researches legal issues, types or dictates decisions).

Schedule: Part-Time. The Commission's expectation is that the employee work 39 hours a week.

Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday but may be required to work evenings. Hours are between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Location: This position will be headquartered at Rhodes State Officer Tower - 30 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Travel: For training purposes and required Program Area meetings, occasional travel will be required.

PN(s): 20036731, 20099313

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

• Admission to Ohio Bar pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 4705.01
• 6 months experience as licensed attorney

Tips For Your Application

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Pay Information

This position is in the State of Ohio's OCSEA Pay Schedule, Pay Range 34, currently $38.01 per hour.