Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection/Antitrust and Complex Litigation

Oklahoma State Government; Oklahoma City (OK); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General seeks an Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection/Antitrust and Complex Litigation unit. The role involves enforcement of the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act and related statutes, handling civil actions, and collaborating with states on multistate investigations.

The position requires a licensed attorney with at least five years of experience, strong writing and advocacy skills, and willingness to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with five years of legal practice required.
• Strong writing and oral advocacy skills essential.
• Experience in civil enforcement actions and litigation is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Conduct civil investigations, issue civil investigative demands, and take sworn statements.
• Conduct legal research and draft memoranda to support CPU enforcement actions.
• Prepare and file civil enforcement actions, conduct discovery, draft motions, and represent the office in court hearings.
• Collaborate with multistate investigations and evaluate settlement terms.

Connaissances

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Written briefs

Civil litigation

Analysis of complex information

Formation

Juris Doctor (JD)

Description du poste

Job Posting Title

Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection/Antitrust and Complex Litigation

Agency

049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Title: Assistant Attorney General

Unit: Consumer Protection/Antitrust and Complex Litigation

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Oklahoma City, OK or Tulsa, OK

Schedule: Full-time

Position Summary:

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) is responsible for enforcing state and federal laws that protect consumers from fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices. Assistant Attorneys General engage in civil litigation to enforce the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, the Oklahoma Antitrust Reform Act, and relevant state statutes. Qualified candidates must have outstanding legal judgment and be able to effectively and professionally research, prepare, analyze and understand complex information and legal issues. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Essential Functions:

• Conduct civil investigations drawn from CPU complaint data and/or information from multistate working groups, to include drafting and issuing civil investigative demands, reviewing information produced in response, and taking sworn statements
• Conduct legal research and draft legal memorandums to support case preparation and strategy for CPU enforcement actions
• Prepare and file civil enforcement actions; conduct civil discovery, including drafting and responding to discovery requests, document review, selecting and preparing experts, and taking depositions; draft motions and briefing; represent the office in court hearings and settlement conferences; and take matters to trial as needed
• Participate in multistate investigations of potential wrongful conduct by national or regional businesses, including regular conference calls, document review, and evaluation of proposed settlement terms and making recommendations to the Attorney General

• Collaborate with counterparts in other states to investigate and, as necessary, litigate unlawful practices on both a regional and national scale
• Prepare weekly reports updating the Attorney General and the leadership team on current and upcoming cases and other developments
• Other duties as assigned

This position may require some travel, both within and outside the State.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must be a licensed attorney and have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the practice of law. Strong writing and oral advocacy skills are required. Preference may be given to candidates with supervisory experience and/or litigation experience.

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex/gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail]. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are "at will" employees.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.