The Legal Operations Director will provide strategic leadership, direction, and implementation for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) – General Counsel’s Office (GCO) by building engagement strategies and processes at an agencywide level and develop partnership initiatives to facilitate effective and efficient delivery of legal services to DCYF and the public as it engages with DCYF. This position will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing strategies, processes, and systems to ensure that the agency effectively engages and partners with diverse stakeholders (internally and externally), minimizes agency risk, and aligns work of the Office with DCYF’s mission and engagement goals.

The Director will play a key role in equipping DCYF staff with systems, tools, knowledge, and skills necessary to meet the agency’s legal needs and obligations and support the agency in achieving service goals for the people of Minnesota. The position requires independent decision-making, program oversight, and a high level of responsibility for managing sensitive, high-impact initiates across divisions and external organizations.

Responsibilities include:

Develop and manage strategic legal systems, initiatives, and projects to improve agency practices and systems that ensure compliance with agency legal obligations and tracking. Connect and systematize efforts to support effective use of these initiatives.
Actively develop effective relationships with staff, leadership, partners, and legal stakeholders.
Evaluate GCO performance through development of metrics and assessment methods to identify functional efficiency, key areas for improvement efforts, and proactively identify areas of potential deficiencies.
Direct and oversee GCO non-attorney functions and staff.
Maintain current knowledge of statutes, regulations, and policies governing DCYF GCO work. Oversee DCYF’s interactions with the appellate courts, district courts, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and the DHS Appeals Division and related systems access.

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