Chief Legal Counsel, Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA)

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is seeking a motivated and highly competent attorney to serve as the chief legal counsel to the Secretary of Agriculture. This individual will serve on the Secretary’s executive team and manage a team of KDA staff attorneys and support staff. This position is responsible for providing legal representation, advice and counsel on all areas of law and regulatory matters related to the agency. The position will initially be located in Topeka, but will re-locate to Manhattan along with the rest of the Department of Agriculture’s central office by July 2014, and will play an instrumental part in that transition. Previous legal experience and management experience is highly desired.
Here is the online posting: http://da.ks.gov/ps/pub/reqinfo.asp?id=174945

This position will remain open until filled.