Employees work independently in preparing for and conducting hearings and in writing their proposed orders. The work of employees in this class is reviewed by the Director of Hearings through discussions and upon completion of a case. Employees in this class use State and Federal statutes and case law, agency substantive rules, procedural rules, and regulations, prior agency decisions, the Administrative Procedures Act, and opinions of the Attorney General to render decisions in cases over which they preside. Representatives of the television and other news media, public officials, and neighborhood representatives are frequently present. Participants in the hearing may be angry and hostile.
Position requires the willingness to travel in-state including occasional overnight trips.
Extensive knowledge of rules of evidence and civil procedure. Extensive knowledge of administrative and regulatory law. General knowledge of case precedents. General knowledge of accounting, finance and economics. Basic knowledge of personal computers.