Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection

State of Nebraska; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Some travel required

Job summary

The State of Nebraska is seeking an Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Bureau in Lincoln. This attorney will primarily handle antitrust cases and enforce laws against deceptive and unfair business practices.

Applicants must have a law degree from an ABA-accredited institution, be licensed to practice law in Nebraska, and have at least three years of experience in antitrust law. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package and involves some travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in antitrust law.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Strong professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Investigate potential violations of antitrust laws.
• Conduct civil antitrust litigation from initiation through resolution.
• Review proposed mergers and acquisitions for competitive impact.
• Draft legal documents in antitrust and consumer protection matters.
• Perform legal research on antitrust and consumer protection issues.

Skills

Antitrust law

Legal research

Professional judgment

Education

Graduation from ABA-accredited law school

Licensed to practice law in Nebraska

Job description

Assistant Attorney General – Consumer Protection (Open)

Location: Lincoln, NE

Hiring Agency: Attorney General – Agency 11

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Attorney General to serve as the primary antitrust attorney in the Consumer Protection Bureau. The Consumer Protection Bureau plays a central role in enforcing state and federal laws against deceptive, fraudulent, and unfair business practices, including antitrust and monopolization matters. Attorneys in the Bureau manage their own cases, develop legal theories, and help bring consequential matters to resolution with the support of a strong, collegial team, making this an opportunity to build deep antitrust experience while also contributing to the Bureau’s broader consumer‑protection mission.

Please email a cover letter, writing sample, and resume to: Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, Email: [e-mail]

Examples of Work Performed

• Investigate potential violations of state and federal antitrust laws, including monopolization, price‑fixing, bid‑rigging, market allocation schemes, and other anticompetitive conduct.
• Conduct civil antitrust litigation from initiation through resolution, including investigation, civil investigative demands, discovery, depositions, motions practice, hearings, and trial.
• Review proposed mergers and acquisitions to assess competitive impact and advise on enforcement options.
• Draft complaints, motions, briefs, civil investigative demands, consent decrees, and other legal documents in antitrust and consumer protection matters.
• Perform legal research and prepare written analyses on complex antitrust and consumer protection issues.
• Advise Bureau leadership and the Attorney General on matters involving antitrust law, market competition, and consumer protection enforcement.
• Handle select consumer protection matters involving deceptive trade practices and unfair business practices as assigned.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary commensurate with skills and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Some travel is required

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an ABA‑accredited law school. Licensed to practice law in Nebraska, or a clear ability to be licensed in Nebraska by motion. Minimum of three years of experience in antitrust law, including mergers, anticompetition counseling, litigation, or regulatory practice in a private law firm, government agency, or enforcement body, or a minimum of three years of litigation experience that includes antitrust matters. Excellent legal research and writing skills and strong professional judgment. Demonstrated work ethic, initiative, and commitment to public service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in state or federal antitrust enforcement.
• Familiarity with merger review, civil investigative demand practice, or multimarket investigation.
• Economics background or experience conducting economic analysis.
• Judicial clerkship experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Nebraska Department of Justice is dedicated to assuring equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, or religious creed and with proper regard for their privacy and constitutional rights. Veterans’ preference applicable. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass a background check.