OAG - Consumer Protection | Assistant Attorney General -III

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The Consumer Protection Division seeks a licensed attorney for a highly competitive position working on its Charitable Trusts Team. The work involves representing the State’s interest in charitable trusts, deceptive trade practices and other civil matters; reviewing, evaluating, and rendering legal opinions; preparing cases for trial and assisting in drafting bills for legislative consideration. This position will be based in Austin or San Antonio.

The Division works to protect Texas consumers and the legitimate business community by investigating breaches of fiduciary duties, fraud and deceptive advertising, filing civil lawsuits to enforce state and federal consumer protection and charitable trust laws, and educating Texans on how to spot and avoid possible scams. The Charitable Trusts team reviews judicial proceedings involving charities, undertakes investigations, and initiates and participates in litigation to ensure that the public’s interest in charity is served.

In addition, the team represents state agencies in matters related to charitable bequests. We provide a highly collaborative work environment where lawyers help one another while managing their own dockets as first and second chair from the initial stages of a case through resolution.

• Provides legal advice, counsel and assistance to clients and management on factual and legal issues
• Participates in administrative and evidentiary hearings and in the discovery process
• Performs legal research and investigations; reports findings and conclusions
• Performs all phases of civil litigation of consumer protection cases including the drafting of legal documents such as petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, discovery and memoranda; prepares cases for trial
• Represents the Office of the Attorney General and other state agencies before state and federal district and appellate courts in charitable trust and civil enforcement cases pursuant to the Texas Business Organizations Code, Texas Trust Code, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and other privacy and technology related consumer protection laws
• Prepares legal documents, including but not limited to briefs, pleadings, and memoranda; prepares cases for trial
• Analyzes complex factual and legal issues and develops evidence through witness interviews, depositions and other discovery for filing of consumer protection cases
• Advises management on factual and legal issues
• Assists in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration
• Provides technical guidance to less-tenured staff and may help train others
• Maintains knowledge of legal principles and practices relevant to Consumer Protection
• Testifies at hearings, trials, and legislative meetings
• Maintains a high volume of litigation cases and investigations
• Performs related work as assigned
• Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed‑upon work schedule
• Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity

Maintains Relevant Knowledge Necessary To Perform Essential Job Functions

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited law school with a J.D.
• Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas
• Member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas by start date.
• Knowledge of law and legal principles and practices relevant to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and relevant Consumer Protection Statutes.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
• Skill in effective oral and written communication.
• Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making.
• Skill in legal research, writing, and analysis; in conducting investigations; in mediation and negotiations; in using reasoning and logic; in identifying and solving complex problems; in prioritizing workloads; in using judgment to identify…