OAG - Child Support | Senior Regional Attorney; Assistant Attorney General VI

Overview

Are you interested in mission-driven legal work? Do you enjoy helping others? Join the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Child Support Division (CSD) in our mission to encourage responsible parenting by promoting the involvement of both parents in their children’s lives and ensuring that children in Texas receive the support they need and deserve.

• Represent the State of Texas at legal proceedings.
• Serves as primary regional legal counsel.
• Identifies legal practice problems and presents solutions to Regional Director.
• Monitors and evaluates docket activities and processes.
• Oversees the quality of the legal work product of the Region.
• Supervises personnel, including hiring, evaluating, counseling, and training in coordination with the Regional Director.
• Reviews and provides input about personnel matters.
• Responds to inquiries and resolves issues.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions.
• 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.

• Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
• Six (6) years of full-time experience working in the following (or closely related) fields:
  Full-time legal experience as a licensed attorney, two of which must have been in Family Law.
• Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas.
• Must be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas by start date.
• Knowledge of Family Law and the Texas Family Code.
• Skill in legal writing, mediation, and negotiation.
• Skill in serving as a trial lawyer, preparing sound opinions, conducting investigations, and performing legal research.
• Skill in using a personal computer for word-processing and data entry/retrieval.
• 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.
• Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave).
• Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travel.
• Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA.
• Ability to lift and relocate 30 lbs.
• Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 25%.

• Two years’ experience handling Family Law cases.
• Texas Child Support Program experience.
• Probate law experience.
• Jury Trial Experience in handling a high-volume legal practice.
• Prior experience as a Managing Attorney in Texas CSD or equivalent legal management experience.
• Other Language:
  Ability to proficiently read, write, and speak Spanish.

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.