Duties:

• Draft and review legal documents, including orders, notices, and staff memoranda.
• Confer with Department personnel concerning draft legal documents.
• Reviews party briefs, Commission casefiles, and transcripts.
• Assist with docket administration, hearing preparation, and rulemaking.
• Verify all legal citations as authoritative and current.
• Review, study, and research laws, court decisions, and related legal authorities.
• Edit orders and other legal documents for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Review legal documents filed with the Commission for compliance with applicable rules.
• Monitor and report on state and federal legislative enactments.
• Assist in responding to public records requests.

• Occasionally travel to assist with Commission hearings and other proceedings.

Special Information:
The Commission presently has two vacancies. One of the positions may be filled with a Law Clerk or Attorney, depending on the successful candidate's preferred position. Please apply for the position that interests you the most and provide all the required application materials.

Please note that the Law Clerk position is a non-litigating position.

Applications received by June 14, 2026, will be given priority consideration.  Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply early as interviews may be conducted on a rolling basis.

Benefits Provided:
On the first day of employment, employees and eligible dependents receive health coverage with medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions including free health care provided by the Montana Health Care Center.  Wellness programs, life insurance, and retirement plan choices are offered.

New employees also receive prorated 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, and paid holidays including a floating holiday. Flexible schedules may be considered as work/life balance is healthy and encouraged.
 

Competencies:

• Excellent legal writing skills.
• Excellent organization, prioritization, multitasking and time management skills.
• Excellent legal research skills, including working knowledge of electronic legal research platforms (e.g. Lexis/Westlaw) and printed research materials. Ability to research complex legal problems or questions and apply  legal principles.
• Strong digital literacy skills, including intermediate-to-advanced skills in Microsoft Office 365 and common technologies (e.g. personal computers and office machines).
• Knowledge of legal terminology and concepts.
• Ability to learn, understand, and consistently utilize the agency's online docket management system.
• Strong sense of discretion, integrity, and professional responsibility in handling confidential and/or sensitive material.
• Strong sense of the chain of command, decorum, and professionalism.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and individually.
• Ability to maintain professionalism when critiqued.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Admission to practice law in Montana or admission within one year from the date of hire