Assistant Attorney General IV - Non-Capital Habeas Litigator in Criminal Appeals

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** Assistant Attorney General IV - Non-Capital Habeas Litigator in Criminal Appeals
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* * 049 ATTORNEY GENERAL
** Supervisory Organization
** Office of Attorney General
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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
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** Full time
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**** Title**:  Assistant Attorney General IV – Non-Capital Habeas Litigator in Criminal Appeals
** Salary Range**: $122,500 - $145,000
** Location**:  Oklahoma City, OK or Tulsa, OK The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently seeking an experienced federal habeas corpus litigator for the non-capital team of the Criminal Appeals Unit. An application will not be considered absent a cover letter explaining the candidate’s relevant experience and ability to litigate complex federal habeas corpus cases. A writing sample, preferably on a habeas topic, will be required before the candidate is advanced past the first interview.

** Level Summary**:

An Assistant Attorney General IV is an advanced level for Assistant Attorneys General within the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General. Along with being able to perform all responsibilities of more junior attorneys, employees at this level perform high-level work and exhibit advanced skills as a lawyer. This level works autonomously and can provide guidance to junior attorneys. This level is a subject matter expert and displays leadership skills.

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* Position Summary:

** The Criminal Appeals Unit represents the State in the criminal appeals process to ensure that the just and lawful decisions rendered by judges and juries are upheld in the appellate courts. The successful candidate will be responsible for representing prison wardens in federal habeas actions. The successful candidate may also, within the discretion of Unit leadership, represent the State before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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* Essential Functions:

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* · Agree to participate and cooperate in the Unit’s multiple-level review process, which includes review of all court filings (with the exception of non-substantive filings such as extension requests) and submissions to other entities (e.g., the Pardon and Parole Board) by a Senior Assistant Attorney General or Supervisory Assistant Attorney General, Chief, or Deputy Chief, and (for all capital or otherwise complex or especially important matters) the Solicitor General.
· Make edits as directed during the review process. Respectfully discuss any changes regarding which there is disagreement or confusion with the first-level reviewer and/or Chief/Deputy Chief as appropriate.
· Meet all internal deadlines for peer review—specifically, briefs, other pleadings, or any other document being reviewed should be submitted to the reviewing attorney (Senior Assistant Attorney General or Supervisory Assistant Attorney General) at least ten days prior to the document’s external deadline (e.g., the filing deadline set by the court).
· Complete all assigned cases and duties such that cases and duties do not have to be reassigned.
· Manage sometimes competing deadlines and formulate plans and goals to meet both short- and long-term deadlines.
· Read appellate records thoroughly and carefully and prepare notes of the record.
· Write briefs coherently and persuasively and at the standard required by the Unit’s leadership. Specifically, at the time drafts are submitted initially to the first-level reviewer, the draft shall have been thoroughly researched, clearly and effectively written, and carefully proofread to the point that the draft is virtually free of typographical errors.
· Meet or exceed the Unit’s average productivity level—for non-capital matters, three briefs or one special assignment (such as an oral argument) per month; for capital matters, one brief or one special assignment (such as an oral argument or clemency packet) per month.
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