OAG - General Litigation | Assistant Attorney General V | 26-0298

General Description

The General Litigation Division (GLD) prosecutes and defends a variety of cases, with a heavy emphasis on constitutional and civil rights litigation, employment litigation, and matters of public concern that impact the lives of Texans every day. You will work on matters big and small, ranging from individual civil rights claims to complex institutional reform litigation, class actions, and public policy litigation. AAG IV-Vs independently manage a dynamic, varied docket with ample opportunity to guide clients to successful resolutions or take cases to trial as a first chair attorney. AAG IV-Vs also serve vital roles on larger teams handling matters of great complexity and importance to the State.

Essential Position Functions

• Represents state agencies and its officials in defense of lawsuits involving, but not limited to, civil rights (U.S. and Texas Constitution, Title VII, Sec. 1983 etc.), in both state and federal court
• Represents the State’s interests in many other proceedings not handled by the other civil litigation divisions, including lawsuits brought on behalf of the State and its agencies and officers to vindicate Texas’s sovereign and legal rights
• Conducts investigations, performs legal research, and prepares complex motions, including pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents
• Prepares and tries cases in state and federal courts in defense of state agencies and state employees
• Provides legal advice, counsel and assistance to state agencies as assigned; performs analyses of complex factual and legal issues and develops evidence through witness interviews, depositions, and other discovery; prepares and files briefs in state and federal appellate courts
• Exercises excellent client service and functions well with other attorneys and staff within a dynamic office environment
• Prepares for and performs moderately complex duties of lead counsel in subject areas
• Performs related work as assigned

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a J.D.
• Experience: Four years of full-time experience working as a licensed attorney in the following (or closely related) fields: Civil Litigation
• Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas
• Knowledge of laws and legal principles and practices relevant to the General Litigation Division
• Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
• Skill in effective oral and written communication
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and effective decision making
• 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
• Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave)
• Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travel
• Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA
• Ability to lift and relocate 30 lbs.
• Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 20%

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional academic credentials
• Law Review and/or post-graduation judicial clerkship
• Tried at least two jury trials to a verdict in state and/or federal district court
• Four years’ litigation experience in the following areas of law: civil rights, constitutional law, employment law, education law and health care law.