Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection Section

Missouri Attorney General; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental insurance

Life insurance

State pension

Deferred compensation

Job summary

The Missouri Attorney General's Office seeks attorneys for an Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust, Multistate, and Privacy Unit of the Consumer Protection Section in St. Louis.

The role involves complex civil litigation and prosecutions, enforcing competition and data-security laws in coordination with other state and federal partners. Preferred candidates have 5+ years in Antitrust/Multistate/Privacy, strong writing and oral advocacy, and court experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Antitrust, Multistate, or Privacy field.
• Knowledge of state and federal court practice.
• Courtroom and trial experience.
• Resolving claims by settlement.
• Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Handle civil litigation and prosecutions in the Antitrust, Multistate, and Privacy Unit.
• Enforce state and federal laws on competition, consumer protection, and data security.
• Collaborate with other state attorneys general and federal enforcement partners.
• Occasional daytime or overnight travel within Missouri.

Skills

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Antitrust knowledge

Privacy law

Courtroom experience

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Job description

Assistant Attorney General

Consumer Protection Section - Antitrust, Multistate, and Privacy (AMP) Unit

St. Louis

The Missouri Attorney General's Office is actively seeking attorneys with excellent credentials for an Assistant Attorney General position in the Antitrust, Multistate, and Privacy Unit of Consumer Protection Section.

The Consumer Protection Section handles some of the Office's most complex and high-profile civil litigation and criminal prosecutions. The Antitrust, Multistate, and Privacy Unit enforces state and national laws regarding competition, consumer protection, and data security in cooperation with other state attorneys general and/or federal enforcement partners. Our antitrust work involves enforcement of the federal Sherman and Clayton Acts as well the Missouri Antitrust Law. This includes both investigations and litigation to challenge unlawful monopolization, conspiracies in restraint of trade, and the review of mergers with a substantial Missouri impact. Our privacy work involves enforcement of Missouri's data breach notification laws and the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act as well as a variety of federal statutes, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Children\'s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The position may involve intermittent daytime or overnight travel within Missouri.

For more information on the Consumer Protection Section please visit https://ago.mo.gov/divisions/consumer/

Preferred experience/skills:

• 5 years of experience or more in the Antitrust, Multistate or Privacy field
• Knowledge of state and federal court practice
• Courtroom and trial experience
• Resolving claims by settlement
• Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance plans, state pension, and deferred compensation available.

Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Missouri. Candidates with relevant experience and education will be considered for an interview.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

EOE