Description:

Internal Posting For OAG Employees Only

General Description:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Division Chief - Field Legal Practice performs all necessary legal work for the Office of Attorney General (OAG), Child Support Division (CSD), and Legal Services Division. Work involves research, trial litigation and consultation, subpoena review and response, motion drafting, and oral argument before state and federal courts; drafts memorandum for division leadership, performs complex legal research, and provides legal advice and counsel on pending legal issues.

The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 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 (https://ers.texas.gov/Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

Essential Position Functions

Represents the State of Texas in Litigation for The Child Support Division (csd)
Provides legal advice, counsel, and assistance to CSD management and legal teams on family law matters and issues related to child support litigation
Prepares and responds to discovery requests and pleadings
Serves as CSD, Legal Services liaison for litigation involving CSD referred and assigned to A&L divisions and AAGs
Provides oversight and resolution of all subpoenas issued to CSD and responds to law enforcement investigation or attorney requests involving CSD case file information
Researches and analyzes routine to highly complex factual and legal issues and prepares trial briefs and memoranda on routine to complex cases and issues; and assists field office staff in litigating complex cases in court
Maintains tracking and provides routine updates on all assigned cases and legal issues assigned to the division
Works on special projects and participates in various workgroups / conference / meetings as assigned by the Deputy
Division Chief - Field Legal Practice, including developing and delivering presentations on IV-D legal or practice issues
Develops and delivers continuing legal education for CSD legal teams as needed
Assists the Deputy Division Chief – Field Legal Practice with monitoring of statewide administrative license suspension cases and represents CSD in administrative hearings as needed
Provides other assistance to statewide field legal teams as needed
Develops and delivers legal training and presentations to CSD staff on assigned legal topics
Reviews legislation and provides analysis to CSD management
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

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduation from high school or equivalent
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
Licensed as an attorney in the State of Texas
Member in good standing with the State Bar of Texas
Experience: Four years of full-time experience as a licensed attorney
Knowledge of family law, the Texas Family Code, and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations governing confidentiality of Title IV-D records
Skill in legal research, drafting legal documents, crafting sound, persuasive legal arguments, and preparing legal memoranda and briefs
Skill in legal advocacy, legal writing, and negotiation
Skill in serving as a trial lawyer, preparing sound opinions, conducting investigations, and performing legal research
Skill in using a personal computer for word processing and data entry/retrieval
Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
Skill in effective oral and written communication
Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making
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 15%

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience: Family law litigation experience
Experience: Criminal procedure and negotiation with state and federal law enforcement agencies
Experience: Lead counsel, assistant counsel, or staff attorney in criminal or civil litigation
Experience: Responding to discovery
Experience: Defending state agencies in civil litigation
Experience: Responding to and resolving atypical litigation
Experience: Texas Child Support Program or other Title IV-D program experience
Experience: Law Review and/or judicial clerkship
Experience: Independent case management and high-volume legal practice
Skills: Interpersonal Communication