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About the Role
The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) position performs advanced legal and appellate work for the two (2) HHS agencies. The work involves conducting contested case hearings under the Texas Administrative Procedure Act and grievance hearings under the HHSC Human Resources Manual as well as performing Administrative Reviews of Fair and Fraud Hearing Decisions pursuant to the Texas Government Code.
Responsibilities
- Conducts multiple types of complex hearings concerning more than 40 different programs or agency operations areas, including grievance proceedings for all HHS agencies.
- Manages decorum of courtroom, maintaining control of attorneys, witnesses, and clients.
- Manages and oversees process of litigation.
- Swears in witnesses.
- Listens to testimony.
- Rules on objections.
- Determines if elements of a case are proven in accordance with burden of proof.
- Determines evidentiary disputes.
- Analyzes complex legal issues relating to HHSC program policies.
- Writes final decisions in contested cases and grievance proceedings, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, acting as the designee of the Executive Commissioner.
- Manages a complex hearings docket of cases by tracking, monitoring, planning, coordinating and scheduling activities to ensure that all state and federal statutes, rules and regulations are met with respect to the hearings process.
- Conducts prehearing and other conferences to rule on motions and admissibility of evidence and to determine the discovery and hearings schedule.
- Conducts Administrative Reviews of Fair and Fraud Hearing Decisions, including writing final decisions as necessary.
- Responds to requests for information from HHS agencies’ staff and from external requestors, including Open Records requests, statistical inquiries, and pending hearings.
Requirements
- Licensed and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
- Licensed attorney for at least 10 years and a member in good standing through the State Bar of Texas.
- Experience with administrative hearings, rules of evidence and civil procedure personnel, and Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program policy.
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of legal principles and practices.
- Advanced knowledge of trial and administrative hearings procedures.
- Advanced knowledge of evidentiary and procedural issues.
- Knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulations affecting HHS agencies’ operations and administration.
- Knowledge of HHS agencies’ programs, policies, rules, and procedures.
- Skill in planning and decision-making.
- Skill in organizing and expressing complex legal problems in a clear, concise manner sufficient to communicate orally and in writing with people of varied backgrounds and levels of sophistication.
- Ability to analyze and solve legal problems and to interpret laws and regulations affecting the HHS agencies.
- Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with the public, with legal representatives, and with agency staff.
- Ability to comply with ethical standards.
- Ability to recognize problems and to identify and facilitate solutions.
- Ability to train agency staff.
- Ability to conduct effective, in-depth legal research.
- Ability to organize and manage a heavy caseload.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Ability to meet numerous and competing deadlines.
Location
- AUSTIN
Work Type
- Full time
- Eligible for Telework
Experience Level
- At least 10 years
Education Level
- Licensed attorney
Salary/Compensations
- $9,000.00 - $10,785.83 Monthly
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Generous time off benefits
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement
About the Company
- Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
- At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.
Equal Opportunity
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHSC and DSHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.