OAG - Consumer Protection| Assistant Attorney General - III REVISED

REVISED 10/15/2025

The Consumer Protection Division seeks a licensed attorney for a highly competitive position on its Special Enforcement Team and will be based in Austin, Dallas, or San Antonio. Work involves planning and coordinating investigations into high-profile matters, including issuing Civil Investigative Demands, taking pre-suit depositions of well-represented opponents, and navigating privilege and other defenses asserted as part of these investigations. This candidate will also be comfortable driving fast-paced investigations with news-worthy implications.

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 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 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 OAG is a dynamic state agency with over4,000 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.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from accredited law school with a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.)
• Licensed as an attorney by the State Bar of Texas
• Must be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas by start date.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
• 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 courses of action; and in using a computer and applicable software
• Skill in working under pressure and cooperatively with other attorneys, supervisors, investigators, and support staff
• Skill in effective oral and written communication
• Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making
• Knowledge of law and legal principles, practices, and proceedings; and of state and federal laws, regulations, and rules
• Ability to prepare legal documents, to conduct research, to interpret and apply laws, to summarize findings, to prepare cases and present at trial, to conduct hearings and to communicate effectively
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• 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 (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) 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 20%

• Experience:
  
  One year of full‑time experience as a licensed attorney working in the following (or closely related) fields:
  Texas Business Organizations…