Salary: $66,400.00 - $119,500.00 Annually
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 20250724
Agency: Department of Consumer Affairs
Division: Legal
Opening Date: 07/24/2025
Closing Date: 8/7/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Class Code:: AE20
Position Number:: 60026432
Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)
Pay Grade: GEN11
Hiring Range - Min.: $66,400.00
Hiring Range - Max.: $74,000.00
Opening Date: 07/24/2025
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: All applicants must apply via careers.sc.gov. Failure to provide detailed and complete information will result in your application not being referred.
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities
OUR MISSION AND VALUES
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is the state's consumer protection agency. Established in 1974, SCDCA is charged with protecting consumers from inequities in the marketplace through advocacy, mediation, enforcement, and education. With an unrivaled complaint processing portal, an award-winning communications staff, and dedicated staff overseeing more than 120 statutes SCDCA administers and enforces, SCDCA offers invaluable services to every citizen in SC. We're looking for a motivated attorney with great negotiation, research, problem solving, and communication skills who will be dependable, energetic, and a self-starter to join our agency in providing excellent legal assistance for the agency and staff, customer service for staff, consumers, and businesses, and assist our Legal Division in enforcement of various laws under SCDCA's jurisdiction.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF YOUR ROLE
SCDCA's Legal Division performs the agency's licensing, administration, and enforcement duties related to the majority of the laws under the agency's jurisdiction. The individual in this role is responsible for assisting the Legal Division's enforcement team in resolving escalated complaints relating to regulated entities, identifying violations of statutes under SCDCA's jurisdiction, and working with businesses to gain compliance with state and federal laws.
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES

• Under limited supervision, serve as a staff attorney for the agency.
• Work jointly with other state and federal agencies to enforce consumer protection laws under the agency's jurisdiction including debt collection, unfair trade practices, advertising, preneed funeral contracts, physical fitness centers, and other SCDCA regulatory programs.
• Assist agency staff in resolving escalated complaints.
• Represent the agency in administrative hearings and court proceedings by filing actions for remedies including cease-and-desist, equitable relief, monetary relief, and civil penalties.
• Conduct complex legal research and draft legal memoranda for use in making administrative interpretations, rules and regulations, and informal agency opinions.
• Review proposed regulations and make amendments and recommendations. Testify before the General Assembly as required. Draft legislative bills, resolutions, and amendments.
• Perform other legal services as required.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
A juris doctor degree or its equivalent from an accredited law school and experience as a practicing attorney.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be a member of the South Carolina Bar and have completed Rule 403 trial experience requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively and express conclusions clearly, logically, and concisely.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws and judicial decisions.
• Ability to perform legal research involving complex legal problems.
• Well organized and able to work independently.
• Experience in litigation in administrative and state courts.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Professional demeanor and attitude including dress, timeliness, and dependability.

Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
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