Deputy Attorney General II/III/IV

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General seeks talented Deputy Attorneys General to join the Health Care Section in Harrisburg. The role involves enforcing consumer protection laws in health care, mediating complaints, and pursuing litigation when necessary.

DAGs provide legal advice on ethics, privacy, and data security affecting the health care sector, with extensive collaboration across OAG sections. Positions are full-time and non-civil service, with progression from DAG II to IV based on

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school and PA Bar admission.
• Three or more years of professional legal experience for entry level DAG II.
• Six years of professional legal experience for DAG III.
• Ten years of professional legal experience for DAG IV.

Responsibilities

• Assists agents with complex consumer inquiries and mediations requiring legal research.
• Oversees investigations, develops investigation plans, and reviews reports.
• Drafts enforcement and settlement documents for the CDAG's review and litigation.
• Participates in state and federal litigation, including pleadings, motions, and briefs.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of law

Admission to the Pennsylvania Bar

3+ years of professional legal experience

Job description

Section: Health Care Section/Public Protection Division

Class: Deputy Attorney General II/III/IV

Location: Harrisburg

Telework: This position will report to the headquartered location a minimum of 2 days per week. You may have the opportunity to telework the remainder of the week, if desired and based on business need.

Position Type: Full-time, Non-civil service, Non-union

Work Hours: 8:30 - 5:00

Salary Range: DAG II: Pay Range 9 - Starting salary of $80,000

DAG III: Pay Range 10 - Starting salary of $91,423

DAG IV: Pay Range 11 - Starting salary of $104,529

Basic Function

The Health Care Section (HCS) works to ensure the right of Pennsylvanians to access needed health services and to protect citizens against misleading, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the provision of health services by mediating individual consumer complaints, investigating deceptive business practices, and bringing litigation, where necessary, to redress those practices. The Section also works to improve access and fairness in the health care industry by addressing wide-ranging public health concerns affecting the Commonwealth and the nation. We are particularly concerned about practices in healthcare that have a disparate impact on vulnerable populations in the Commonwealth. Deputy Attorneys Generals (DAGs) in the HCS provide varied legal services and advice on matters related to the enforcement of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, other consumer protection laws, information privacy laws, and data security and breach notification laws, as they apply to the health care industry. Work involves the entire spectrum of the civil enforcement process including mediations, investigations, legal research and analysis, enforcement actions, settlements, and litigation and may include collaboration with other areas of the PA Office of Attorney General (OAG), including the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Charitable Trusts & Organizations Section, and the Antitrust Section. An employee in this position performs progressively more complex professional legal work under the supervision of the HCS Chief Deputy Attorney General (CDAG).

• Assists Agents with consumer inquiries and mediations that are complex or require legal research or analysis
• Oversees investigations, including supporting the agents in developing and executing investigation plans, reviewing Agent Investigation Reports, and preparing recommendations to the CDAG
• Performs enforcement activities including legal review, and provides advice and recommendations with respect to the conduct of civil investigations and resulting legal actions
• Drafts relevant enforcement and settlement documents for the CDAG's review, and represents the Commonwealth and public interest in related proceedings or litigation
• Participates in or handles all aspects of state and federal litigation including drafting legal documents including pleadings, motions, and briefs; conducting discovery; participating in hearings; conducting trial preparation; and engaging in post-trial activity as needed
• Represents the OAG when actively participating with other state attorneys general in health care multistate working groups, investigations, rulemaking, and litigation with a range of issues often with nationwide implications
• Reviews, analyzes, and makes recommendations regarding proposed legislative and regulatory changes affecting public health, and when appropriate drafts responses or comments to proposals
• Conducts legal research, interprets and applies laws and regulations, and performs legal analysis in connection with the preparation of pleadings, motions, and trials as well as internal advisory memoranda for purposes of providing advice and recommendations to supervisors
• Prepares and answers intra-office correspondence as well as correspondence with consumers; opposing counsel; representatives of local, state, and federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies; consumer advocates and organizations; and others as necessary
• Completes other miscellaneous projects at the discretion of the CDAG
• Performs related work as required

Deputy Attorney General II:

• Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work.

Deputy Attorney General III:

• Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of six years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work

Deputy Attorney General IV:

• Graduation from an accredited law school, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible, professional legal experience