Assistant Enforcement Counsel 1, PGCB

Are you eager to begin the next chapter in your professional career while showcasing your legal expertise? If so, consider joining the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PBCB) as an Assistant Enforcement Counsel I. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize your specialize skillset as you provide legal services and advice to the supervising attorney of the assigned regional Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC) Office. If you are a highly detail-oriented and motivated team player who is up for the challenge, we need you on our team!

In this position, you will serve as counsel with the Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC), completing entry level professional legal work. An Assistant Enforcement Counsel 1 performs legal research confined to one or a few fields. Initially, attorneys in this class spend much of their time learning the techniques and requirements of governmental legal practice in their assigned areas. As you become more experienced in your work, you will complete assigned tasks of a routine nature with minimum supervision. A wide variety of legal work is performed, which includes, but is not limited to, reviewing regulatory investigative reports and making recommendations to supervising counsel relating to the initiation of regulatory enforcement proceedings. Additional responsibilities include:

• Reviewing gaming and non-gaming employee applications and making recommendations relating to the issuance of permits and registrations under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB or Board)
• Reviewing Casino Compliance Reports and other PGCB Bureau/Office referrals and making recommendations relating to enforcement actions relating to gaming and non-gaming employees under the jurisdiction of the PGCB
• Serving as the prosecutor in various non-criminal proceedings, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act
• Presenting employee enforcement matters to the Board at public meetings

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework). In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $68,014.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited school of law and certificate of admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Additional Requirements:

• You must have regulatory oversight experience.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• Employment is contingent upon the completion of a Personal History Questionnaire with a thorough background investigation, including drug screening and the subsequent review and approval by the Board.

How to Apply:

• Your application must include a resume.
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.