OAG - Consumer Protection | Assistant Attorney General II-III

Overview

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
. The Consumer Protection Division seeks a licensed attorney for a highly competitive position based in Austin, Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio.

The position requires an aggressive plaintiff’s side litigator ready to take on major corporations in high-stakes consumer protection cases. The ideal candidate will drive complex investigations from inception through trial, including issuing Civil Investigative Demands, taking pre-suit depositions of well-represented opponents, managing extensive document discovery, handling sophisticated motion practice, and trying cases to verdict. You must be comfortable with fast-paced, high-profile investigations that generate significant public interest.

We’re looking for a trial lawyer with courtroom experience, including multiple bench or jury trials in federal or state court or before SOAH. The right candidate thinks strategically about case development, can push their case forward, and thrives in court.

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.

OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

AAG II:

• Files and litigates lawsuits for high-profile civil litigation cases.
• Analyzes complex factual and legal issues and develops evidence through witness interviews, undercover operations, examinations under oath, depositions, requests to examine, civil investigative demands, and other discovery.
• Represents the Office of the Attorney General and other state agencies before state and federal district and appellate courts in charitable trust and civil enforcement cases pursuant to the Texas Business Organizations Code, Texas Trust Code, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and other privacy and technology related consumer protection laws.
• Performs all phases of civil litigation of consumer protection cases including the drafting of legal documents including but not limited to petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, discovery, and memoranda; prepares cases for trial.
• Participates in administrative hearings and evidentiary hearings and in the discovery process.
• Performs legal research and investigations; reports findings and conclusions.
• Advises management on factual and legal issues.
• Assists in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration.
• Provides technical guidance to less tenured staff and may help train others.
• Maintains knowledge of legal principles and practices relevant to Consumer Protection.
• Maintains a low to medium volume of litigation cases and investigations.
• Maintains confidentiality of all case-related matters.
• Communicates with representatives of state agencies and consumers.
• 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.

AAG III – All the above functions for an Assistant Attorney General II, PLUS:

• Maintains a medium to high volume of litigation cases and investigations.

AAG II:

• Education:
  
  Graduation from accredited law school with a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.).
• Licensed as an attorney by the State Bar of Texas and Member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.
• Experience:
  
  One year of…