Assistant General Counsel - Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department

* Analyzes factual and legal issues; conducts legal research
* Confers with tourists and tourism representatives to resolve disputes, to explain regulatory requirements, and to answer questions regarding agency operations
* Writes briefs, motions, orders, and other documents in preparation for or incidental to the hearing of a case
* Advises managers and other relevant personnel on administrative and operational rules, laws, and procedures to include but not limited to agency policy, federal and state laws, and other regulatory mandates required for the agency to conduct business
* Reviews policies, procedures, and other related legal questions for the agency
* Leads and/or participates in conferences with other legal counsel and reviews the opinions and suggestions of other staff attorneys
* Prepares and presents the agency’s case in administrative hearings and cases involving litigation of tourism-related issues before a district court
* Participates in pre-hearing conferences, conducts discovery, examines and cross-examines witnesses, argues motions before the Court or hearing officer and summarizes the agency’s case
* Prepares reports, exhibits and legal memoranda from the records and hearings outlining the factual and legal issues and recommends disposition of a current case
* Examines or interviews petitioners, claimants, and defendants involved in administrative proceedings of the agency and court proceedings brought by the agency
* Drafts and/or comments on proposed legislation or changes in regulations
* Prepares and presents appeals, in both written and oral form, to higher courts of record
* Performs related work as required and assigned
* Mentors or oversees lower-level staff and projects within an assigned area in an effective and professional manner, as assigned
* Provides training, guidance and support to staff, as assigned
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