Description:
Position Summary:The Legal Counsel Unit provides legal advice and representation to state agencies, boards and commissions on a daily basis. This representation includes advising agencies concerning the lawful discharge of their duties and powers; representing agencies in administrative proceedings, employment proceedings and some civil and appellate litigation; prosecuting holders of professional licenses before Boards that grant said licenses. The Assistant Attorney General in this position will appear in state and appellate courts as well as adjudicative hearings before various agencies and state bodies. The Assistant Attorney General will effectively and professionally research, prepare, analyze and understand complex information.
Qualifications:
Applicants must be a licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma with at least five (5) years of professional experience in the practice of law. Strong writing skills, oral advocacy skills, contract review, and employment law experience are required.
All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.