This position is for permanent Iowa Department of Transportation employees only. Those in any other status are not eligible to apply.

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
 
Location: Motor Vehicle Division building, Ankeny, Iowa 
 
Shift Requirements: Monday through Friday; flexible schedule available 
 
As an Attorney 2 for the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), your duties will include, but are not limited to:
 - Review and analyze legislation affecting the Motor Vehicle Division’s operations 
 - Draft legislative amendment language and present it to multiple stakeholders and interested parties 
 - Lead the reviewing and drafting of all MVD administrative rule chapters, which includes gathering   stakeholder input, presenting changes to the Administrative Rules Review Committee, and completing the required analyses following all legal requirements 
- Provide legal review of regulations, laws, and policies affecting MVD operations and share written and verbal analysis with DOT leadership 
- Serve as the liaison to the Attorney General’s Office on legal issues pertaining to MVD operations and policies
- Analyze and compare Iowa MVD policies and operations to other state DMVs to assist in legal analysis and present findings to DOT leadership 
 
What we offer YOU:
 - Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
 - Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2024 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here.
 - Opportunities for professional growth and development.
 - Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
 - Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
 - Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
 - Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).
 
We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
 
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!
 
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited school of law, and experience equal to two years of full-time work in the practice of law; not including experience as a law clerk.
2. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work with the employing agency in the practice of law; not including experience as a law clerk.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to be admitted to the Iowa State Bar if required at the time of appointment.