OAG - Consumer Protection | Assistant Attorney General VI

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, an agency of the State of Texas, works to protect Texas consumers and the legitimate business community by investigating fraud and deceptive advertising, filing civil lawsuits to enforce state and federal consumer protection laws, and educating Texans on how to spot and avoid possible scams. The Division has regional offices in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio.

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.

The Consumer Protection Division seeks a licensed attorney to perform advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) legal work. Work involves directing, planning, coordinating, and monitoring legal activities; providing legal advice, counsel, and assistance; representing the State’s interest in civil and criminal matters; reviewing, evaluating, and rendering legal opinions; and drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration. May assign and/or supervise the work of others.

The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State’s law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

Assistant Attorneys General (AAGs) experience the challenge and honor of public service while enjoying a healthy work‑life balance; hands‑on legal experience; and engaging camaraderie in Austin, the scenic and lively capital of Texas.

• Oversees day‑to‑day activities of staff for the Consumer Protection Division.
• Oversees and/or establishes goals and objectives; develops and approves priorities, and standards for achieving goals
  and collects, compiles, and analyzes documents and highly advance information.
• Oversees and assists with the planning, development, coordination, and administration of research projects.
• Oversees and coordinates, assembles, and prepares, evidence, exhibits, and documents for use in legal proceedings.
• Analyzes complex factual and legal issues and develops evidence for filing of Consumer Protection cases
• Oversees and researches and analyzes legal sources such as statutes, case law, administrative records, opinions
• Prepares and oversees the preparation of legal documents, cases for trial, administrative and evidentiary hearings
• Oversees preparation, review, and edits pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, petitions, summary judgments
• Participates in evidentiary hearings and in the discovery process; testifies at legislative meetings
• Oversees and interacts with potential witnesses and representatives of other state agencies.
• Oversees and reviews cases for jurisdictional deficiencies and procedural compliance
• Oversees the conduction of pre‑suit investigations
• Maintains knowledge of legal principles and practices relevant to Consumer Protection
• Oversees the monitoring and analyses of relevant state and federal legislation and oversees the implementation of changes resulting from new legislation.
• Testifies at hearings, trials, and legislative meetings
• Performs all phases of civil litigation of antitrust cases including the drafting of legal documents including but not limited to petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, discovery and memoranda
• Oversees a high volume of litigation cases and investigations.
• Provides legal advice, counsel and assistance and advises clients and management on factual and legal issues
• Represents the Office of the Attorney General before state, or federal bankruptcy, federal district and appellate courts
• Performs legal research and investigations, and reports findings and conclusions
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity
• Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions
• Attends work regularly in compliance…