OAG - Consumer Protection | Assistant Attorney Gen

Job Summary

The Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas seeks a licensed attorney to perform advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) legal work. The position will be located in Austin.

Essential Position Functions

• Oversees day-to-day activities of staff for the Consumer Protection Division.
• Oversees and/or establishes goals and objectives; develops and approves priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
• Collections, compiles, and analyzes documents and highly advance information.
• Oversees and coordinates, assembles, and prepares, evidence, exhibits, and documents for use in legal proceedings.
• Analyzes complex factual and legal issues and develops evidence for filing of Consumer Protection cases.
• Oversees and researches and analyzes legal sources such as statutes, case law, administrative records, opinions.
• Prepares and oversees the preparation of legal documents, cases for trial, administrative and evidentiary hearings.
• Oversees preparation, review, and edits pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, petitions, summary judgments, legal.
• Participates in evidentiary hearings and in the discovery process; testifies at legislative meetings.
• Oversees and interacts with potential witnesses and representatives of other state agencies.
• Oversees and reviews cases for jurisdictional deficiencies and procedural compliance.
• Oversees the conduction of pre-suit investigations.
• Maintains knowledge of legal principles and practices relevant to Consumer Protection.
• Oversees the monitoring and analyses of relevant state and federal legislation, and oversees the implementation of changes resulting from new legislation.
• Testifies at hearings, trials, and legislative meetings.
• Performs all phases of civil litigation of antitrust cases including the drafting of legal documents including but not limited to petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, discovery and memoranda.
• Oversees a high volume of litigation cases and investigations.
• Provides legal advice, counsel and assistance and advises clients and management on factual and legal issues.
• Represents the Office of the Attorney General before state, or federal bankruptcy, federal district and appellate courts.
• Performs legal research and investigations, and reports findings and conclusions.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity.
• Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a J.D.
• Experience: Six years of full-time experience working in the following (or closely related) fields: Consumer Protection, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional Litigation, Case management experience or experience managing briefs with federal and/or state courts.
• Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas.
• Must be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas by start date.
• Knowledge of law and legal principles and practices relevant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, other relevant Consumer Protection statutes.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
• Skill in effective oral and written communication.
• Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making.
• Skill in legal research, writing, and analysis; in conducting investigations; in mediation and negotiations; in using reasoning and logic; in identifying and solving complex problems; in prioritizing workloads; in using judgment to identify courses of action; and in the use of a computer and applicable software.
• Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.