Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection (Oklahoma City)

Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection

Agency : 049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization : Office of Attorney General

Location : Oklahoma City, OK

Schedule : Full-time

Salary Range : Commensurate with experience and qualifications

FLSA Status : Exempt

Unit Summary

Through its Consumer Protection Unit (CPU), the Office of the Attorney General is committed to ensuring a safe and fair marketplace in Oklahoma. To achieve this goal, the Consumer Protection Unit assists Oklahoma consumers through community outreach and education programs, mediation of consumer complaints and the filing of criminal charges against individuals or organizations engaged in deceptive, fraudulent or unfair advertising or sales practices.

Essential Functions

• Guide CPU criminal investigations including drafting and issuing subpoenas and investigative demands and reviewing information produced in response.
• Conduct legal research and draft legal memorandums to support case preparation and strategy for litigation.
• Prepare and file prosecutorial actions and represent the office in court hearings, including but not limited to preliminary hearings; pre-trial conferences; sentencings; motion hearings; and bench and jury trials.
• Ensure witnesses and evidence are properly prepared for court.
• Effectively communicate and collaboratively work with agents, consumer representatives, and other OAG staff.
• Participate in community outreach and public education events to alert consumers as to trends in consumer fraud and common scams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be, or be eligible to become, licensed attorneys in good standing with the Oklahoma State Bar. Excellent research, verbal, writing, and advocacy skills are required. Prior experience prosecuting criminal cases; guiding criminal investigations; and working with law enforcement preferred. Prior criminal jury trial experience, especially white collar or financial crimes, preferred. All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex / gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at (405) 521-3921 or HR@oag.ok.gov. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are at will employees.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.