Job DescriptionGENERAL DESCRIPTIONLooking for meaningful work in a collegial environment? Come join a vital team facilitating the roads, bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure for the fastestgrowing state: Texas! As Texas grows so does its need for infrastructure. You can be a part of the State's tremendous growth while honing your litigation and courtroom skills. The Transportation Division of the Texas Attorney General's Office represents the Texas Department of Transportation in proceedings filed under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Assistant Attorneys General on the Administrative Team have a spirited docket that includes contested hearings before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), suits for judicial review in State courts, as well as motion and discovery practice. There is an opportunity to handle appeals, including briefing and oral argument.
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS- Manages a docket of advanced, complex level cases
- Prepares and handles hearings in SOAH (and other administrative agencies), as well as lawsuits in State and Federal Courts involving claims filed under the APA, workers¿ compensation, contract claims, and billboard enforcement
- Provides legal advice and assistance to state agencies with regard to the above actions
- Performs legal research and investigations and reports findings and conclusions
- Analyzes factual and legal issues and develops evidence through witness interviews, depositions, and other discovery
- Attends and conducts administrative hearings and evidentiary hearings
- Performs all phases of civil litigation, including drafting legal documents, such as petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, discovery, and memoranda
- Prepares and tries cases in state and federal courts; performs all duties of lead counsel
- Performs all necessary appellate work, including research, brief writing and oral argument before State and Federal Appellate Courts
- Performs related work as assigned
- Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions
- Attends work regularly in compliance with agreedupon 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
Assistant Attorney General V All of the above functions for an AAG IV, PLUS:
- Mentors and shares knowledge and experience with less tenured staff
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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Assistant Attorney General IV
- Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.)
- Licensed as an attorney by the State of Texas
- Member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas by the start date
- Experience: Three years¿ fulltime experience as a licensed attorney
- Experience in administrative law, including knowledge of the Administrative Procedure Act
- Skill in using a computer for wordprocessing and data entry/retrieval
- Skill in effective oral and written communication [writing sample required prior to interview, if selected]
- Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making
- Skill in conducting effective research
- 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 inperson work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave)
- Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 30%
- Ability to arrange for personal transportation for businessrelated travel
- Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA
- Ability to lift and relocate 30 lbs.
Assistant Attorney General V All of the above qualifications for an AAG IV, PLUS:
- Experience: Four years fulltime experience as a licensed attorney
- Experience managing and mentoring less tenured staff
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in civil litigation, including appellate and briefwriting experience
- Experience participating in remote proceedings using Zoom or other teleconference software
- Experience defending workers compensation claims
TO APPLY To apply for a job with the OAG, electronic applications can be submitted through CAPPS Recruit. A State of Texas application must be completed to be considered, and paper applications are not accepted. Your application for this position may subject you to a criminal background check pursuant to the Texas Government Code. Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Legal.pdf
