Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection

son; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is seeking an Assistant Attorney General to serve as the primary antitrust attorney in the Consumer Protection Bureau in Lincoln, Nebraska.

You will manage your own antitrust cases, review mergers, and help bring matters to resolution with a strong, collegial team in a state government setting. Travel is sometimes required to fulfill duties.

Qualifications

• JD from ABA-accredited law school required.
• Nebraska license to practice law or eligible by motion.
• Minimum of three years of antitrust or related litigation experience.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills; strong professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Investigate potential antitrust violations, including mergers and monopolization.
• Conduct civil antitrust litigation from initiation through resolution.
• Review proposed mergers to assess competitive impact and enforcement options.
• Draft complaints, motions, briefs, and other legal documents in antitrust and consumer protection matters.
• Perform legal research and prepare analyses on complex antitrust issues.
• Advise Bureau leadership on antitrust and consumer protection enforcement matters.
• Handle select consumer protection matters as assigned.

Skills

Antitrust law

Legal research

Legal writing

Public service

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Attorney General - Agency 11

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$0.000

Job Posting:

JR2026-00027189 Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection (Open)

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Job Description:

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.

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

Other

• 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.

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.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.