Title: Director of Hearing and Legal Services

State Role Title: Compliance Manager II

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience + Full State Benefits

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Labor and Industry

Location: Dept of Labor and Industry

Agency Website: www.doli.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

Join Our Team as Director of Hearing and Legal Services

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) is seeking dynamic and experienced professional to serve as Director of Hearing and Legal Services. This full-time position is based in our Headquarters Office located in Richmond, VA.

The responsibilities for this position include overall strategic leadership, supervision of day-to-day operations, collaborative leadership and interactions with agency program directors, assuring counsel to the agency’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and assuring legal counsel in support of DOLI’s mission and programs. Work of a legal nature is performed in collaboration and, at times, under the direction of the Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Agency. This position will also provide legal counsel on significant and/or complex matters. The successful candidate will have experience in regulatory frameworks, regulatory agencies, managing case dockets effectively, providing counsel with successful outcomes, and be prepared to litigate complex civil cases in appropriate courts or related public sector processes.

Additional information about our agency can be found at www.doli.virginia.gov. 

Why the State Government?

Joining state government means becoming part of something bigger than yourself. It’s a chance to make meaningful contributions to your community while enjoying purpose-driven work, and opportunities to grow professionally. Your talents can help Virginia thrive – this isn’t just a job, it’s a legacy.

Compensation:

This position offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, plus full State benefits.

Benefits:

As an Employer of Choice, the Commonwealth of Virginia offers a comprehensive total compensation package to include health benefits, paid leave, and flexible work schedules. The following benefits are available to full-time classified employees:
• Vacation and Other Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits
• Sickness and Disability Program
• Deferred Compensation with Cash Match
• Group, Optional Life, and Long-term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Retirement Plans
• State Employee Resources

Additional information relating to the benefits available to eligible state employees can be found online at: https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants must have the demonstrated ability to analyze and manage complex cases.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive litigation experience.
• Excellent leadership presence, interpersonal, and communication skills. Must have the ability to collaboratively lead a professional team of attorneys to provide effective counsel in support of Agency mission.
• Ability to draft legal documents and legislation; plan work and establish priorities, analyze, interpret and apply standards and program policies and procedures, evaluate operational activities and drive results.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff while building organizational capabilities that drive positive results and accomplishments.
• Graduation from a college or university with a degree in law and licensed to practice law in Virginia.
• Must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar and be in good standing.
• Must be able and willing to meet continuing legal education requirements as required.

Additional Considerations:

• Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership on high-risk, high-visibility legal matters.
• Ability to translate legal risk into operational and policy decision-making guidance.
• Depth of experience interpreting and applying state and federal regulatory frameworks, particularly within labor, occupational safety, workforce, or public-sector oversight environments.
• Demonstrated success in resolving enforcement disputes, compliance actions, and administrative appeals.
• Demonstrated success leading through organizational change, restructuring, or modernization efforts.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to travel overnight occasionally.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity that includes, but is not limited to, climbing stairs and ladders, bending, walking up and down inclines, occasionally lifting and carrying loads up to 30 pounds, etc.
• The selected candidate must pass a criminal background investigation, and successfully serve a 12-month probationary period effective from the date of employment if beginning employment as an original hire or re-employment.

Special Instructions:

This is a continuous recruitment – open until filled. The opening date for this recruitment is February 13, 2026. Applications will be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received. After 5 business days, this recruitment may be closed at any time.

This position is open to current State employees. Only current State employees who apply will be considered.

To apply, you must submit a completed State of Virginia Application for Employment at www.jobs.virginia.gov.  A resume can be attached within the state application. The application and/or resume must be completed in a comprehensive manner and reference all pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any training and experience that relates to the position. You must also provide your education on your state application. Interview candidates may be required to demonstrate the skills and abilities necessary for satisfactory performance of work. Mailed, faxed, or e-mailed applications/resumes will not be accepted or considered.

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., Lawful Permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.

Current and former employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia who have either been laid off or will be laid off from State service, who indicate preferential hiring rights in the form of a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (yellow card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (blue card), must submit the card to our office by the application deadline. The card may either be scanned and attached to the application as a supplemental document or faxed to (804) 786-0139. Please include a fax cover sheet with your name and the position number for which you are applying.

The Department of Labor and Industry is committed to the goal of equal employment opportunity, with the intention that every employee and applicant for employment shall have an equal opportunity to be judged based on their fitness and merit to participate in the terms, conditions, privileges, and benefits of employment. All candidates are afforded opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

Talent Management and Communications will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation to provide access to the application and/or interview process. If any assistance is needed when applying online, please contact DOLI hr@doli.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: Talent Management and Communications

Phone: No Phone Calls

Email: hr@doli.virginia.gov 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.