Assistant Attorney General - Utility Regulation

Position Open: Immediately

Posting Open: Until filled

Title: Assistant Attorney General

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Office of Attorney General is currently seeking an experienced attorney to serve as a full-time Assistant Attorney General with the Utility Regulation Unit.

Job Summary: The Office of Attorney General’s Utility Regulation Unit represents and protects the interests of the state’s utility customers in administrative and civil proceedings affecting utility rates, charges, and terms and conditions of service. The Assistant Attorney General will advocate for utility customers in proceedings before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, with some practice before state courts and federal administrative agencies. The Assistant Attorney General will be tasked with researching, evaluating, and presenting complex financial and legal information at trial and through briefing, including interfacing with non-attorney experts.

Qualifications: A qualified candidate must be a licensed attorney with a minimum of two years’ experience in the practice of law with an emphasis on litigation and/or administrative hearings, including discovery, hearings, and preparing written legal briefs. Preference will be given to candidates with a prior background in economics, accounting, and/or finance. Some travel is required. A writing sample must accompany a resume to be considered. 

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a thorough background investigation by the Office of Attorney General.

The Oklahoma Office of Attorney General is an equal employment employer. All individuals are welcome to seek employment with the Oklahoma Office of Attorney General regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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 or without a reasonable accommodation. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of Attorney General are “at will” employees.

How to apply: Please send resume and writing sample to [email protected] and indicate which particular position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

Posted on Thu, March 12, 2020 by Mark Prince