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Attorney 2 - Revenue - Lottery Commission - Kanawha Co.

WV Department of Human Services, Charleston, WV, United States


Nature of Work Division: WV Lottery - Executive Office Location: 900 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV 25302

Performs legal work under the general supervision of the Associate General Counsel. Performs full performance legal work for the WV Lottery Commission. Assists the Associate General Counsel with legislative bill drafting, emergency policy, and procedural rules.

Draft pleadings and other legal memoranda in litigation and administrative hearings. Prepares legal memos on regulatory and compliance matters. Participates in the RFP contract process, interpreting purchasing rules and regulations, and providing legal guidance to management.

Responds to FOIA requests and researches regulatory matters under the direction of the Associate General Counsel and the Lottery Director. Reviews and approves a variety of contracts relating to marketing, security, licensing, finance and administration. Consults with agency staff on the interpretation of court opinions, statutes, rules and regulations, commission and director policy, minimum internal controls, casino internal controls and house rules.

Applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation by the WV Lottery Security Division. No person shall be appointed, employed, or continue to serve in any position or employment with the commission who has been convicted of any violation of the lottery law or of any felony or any crime related to theft or gambling. The commission shall remove or discharge any person so convicted.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Admission to the West Virginia State Bar.

Experience: Two years of full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid employment in the practice of law.

Substitution: One year of full‑time or equivalent part‑time paid employment as an attorney with the agency to which assigned shall be considered the equivalent of two years of experience.

Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.

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