General Counsel

Leadership: Oversees the activities of the Offices of the General Counsel Reporter and Legal Resources ensuring alignment with the Courts mission statutory obligations and operational priorities. Fosters collaboration and clear communication to ensure strategies and operations are aligned under a unified legal and administrative strategy. Coordinates efforts to drive innovation efficiency and consistency enabling the Court to advance priorities.

Organizational Goals: Develops and executes strategic goals values and policies across offices in alignment with the Courts mission. Provides high-level leadership for court-wide initiatives. Supports the Chief Justice and Administrative Director in implementing organizational change fostering innovation and ensuring policy compliance across relevant functions. Provides leadership for legal legislative and policy matters. Assists the Chief Justice and Administrative Director in planning and reviewing non-judicial operations. Coordinates activities with other agencies and court divisions. Conducts special projects assigned by the Chief Justice Administrative Director or Deputy Administrative Directors.

Office Management: Plans prioritizes directs and oversees activities of the Office of the General Counsel including legal legislative and policy activities. Develops and implements the Office of the General Counsels budget.

Legal Advice: Provides legal advice to the Chief Justice Justices Administrative Director Deputy Administrative Directors managers supervisors and employees to ensure compliance with laws rules and regulations. Consults with managers and supervisors on various programs policies and regulations. Addresses legal issues impacting the Court or Ohio judicial branch by researching statutes judicial decisions and rules; drafting advisory opinions; and preparing legal memoranda and reports.

Public Records & Policy: Oversee public records requests and manage public records policies and procedures across the offices of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Contract & Agreement Management: Reviews prepares and coordinates intergovernmental agreements grant agreements and contracts; advises staff on legal risks terms and conditions. Provides reference materials and training for judges and judicial branch employees.

Staff Supervisory Responsibilities
This position directly supervises the Reporter of Decisions; Director Legal Resources; and Judicial Assignment Analyst. As a supervisor this position is responsible for overseeing recruitment and onboarding processes providing coaching and feedback to team members managing performance issues conducting performance evaluations and fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment to ensure team success.

This is an exempt unclassified position reporting to the Administrative Director. The salary range for this position which is commensurate with experience is $175000 - $190000.
Formal consideration of interested applicants responding to this job announcement will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. To be considered for this position candidates must apply online at or deliver an application to the Supreme Court of Ohio 65 S. Front St. Columbus OH 43215 and attach or enclose all of the following:
Completed application
Resume or CV
Cover letter
Only completed applications will be response to your application this system will send you a confirmation email. Interviews will be scheduled as soon as practical. We will contact you if you are selected for an interview. Please do not duplicate your application and please no phone inquiries.
The Supreme Court of Ohio is an equal employment opportunity employer that supports an alcohol and drug-free and a weapons and violence free work environment.

At-Will Employment
The Supreme Court of Ohio is an at-will employer that seeks to attract employ and retain highly skilled and motivated individuals attempts to maintain staff continuity for the efficiency of its operation and desires to foster and maintain an ethical professional and impartial work environment. Pursuant to Adm. P. 4 (At-Will Employment) no person shall be offered or denied a position of employment with the Court and no employee shall have the employees employment terminated based solely upon political party affiliation political activity permitted under Adm. P. 17 (Employee Code of Ethics) or other partisan considerations. Further no employee shall have the employees employment terminated with or without cause unless upon the concurrence of a majority of the Court.

Background Check Information:
The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.


Why Work for the State of Ohio
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage
Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.