Insurance Securities Fraud Prosecutor

Description:

Join the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) as an attorney focusing on prosecuting insurance and securities fraud cases.

• Salary: $95,000 – $125,000, depending on experience
• Position Type: Full-time
• Relocation expenses: Negotiable
• Application Requirements: Cover letter, résumé, and a legal writing sample (≤ 3,000 words)

CSI Overview
CSI is a criminal justice agency tasked with protecting Montanans by regulating two of the state's largest industries: securities and insurance. We protect a healthy marketplace through education, sensible regulation, and fair enforcement of the law, ensuring accountability for fraudsters and justice for their victims. For more information, please visit our “About CSI” webpage HERE.

What You'll Do:

• Manage cases from referral through final judgment, including drafting all pleadings and briefs, and representing CSI in court appearances and at trial.
• Prosecute administrative actions related to insurance and securities fraud and then represent CSI in potential appeals.
• Collaborate with state and federal partners to prosecute complex white collar criminal cases.
• Exercise meaningful autonomy in your casework, supported by a team that values collegiality, excellence, and public service.
• There is also the opportunity to work on other legal matters for CSI, including civil litigation.

Why join us:

• Meaningful, Purpose-Driven Work: Help protect Montanans by enforcing Montana's insurance securities laws. This includes a special focus on protecting elderly and vulnerable individuals who are the victims of fraud.
• Work-Life Balance: 15+ vacation days, sick leave, 11+ paid holidays, and maternity and parental leave.
• Outstanding State of Montana Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family starting on your first day of employment. Additional details are available HERE.
• Retirement Security: Multiple retirement plan options with a generous employer contribution. Additional details are available HERE.
• Loan Forgiveness: Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Positive Culture: CSI is a small, family-friendly state agency. Our success comes from building effective working relationships based on mutual trust and respect for each other's skills and abilities. We will encourage you to excel both in your individual competencies and as a team player. To learn more, visit our “Work with Us” website HERE.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctor degree.
• Exceptional legal research and writing skills.
• The ability to work independently while meeting deadlines.
• Membership in good standing in the State Bar of Montana, or the ability to become a member by an agreed-upon date.
• Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four or more years of experience as a prosecutor, including experience as lead counsel at trial. Similar experience with civil litigation will also be considered.
• Two or more years of experience in the insurance or securities industries.

How to Apply:
Please submit the following:

• A cover letter
• Résumé
• A Legal Writing Sample (3,000 words or less, authored within the past three years)

When uploading and submitting your application materials, please make sure to mark your attachments as “relevant,” or we will be unable to view them.

Applicant Pool Statement: If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection.
Training Assignment: Not Applicable

Salary: $ 95,000.00 - 125,000.00 Yearly

Telework Eligibility: Telework Eligible (Full-time telework is not available. Telework schedule must be supervisor approved.)
Benefits Package Eligibility: Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan

Number of Openings: 1
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-Time
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Primary Location: Helena

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