Assistant Solicitor General

Job Posting Title

Assistant Solicitor General

Agency

049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization

Oklahoma Attorney General

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Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Title: Assistant Solicitor General

 

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

 

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

 

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently seeking a full-time Assistant Solicitor General for our Solicitor General Unit.

 

Position Summary:

The Solicitor General Unit is dedicated to representing the interests of the State of Oklahoma in appeals in state and federal court, including at the Oklahoma and U.S. Supreme Court. The Unit also litigates in district courts on important constitutional issues and challenges to overreach by the federal government or other States. Duties include brief writing, presenting oral argument, managing your own cases, working in teams for the State’s most important cases, and suggesting and pursuing ideas on proactive litigation to advance the State’s interests. The successful candidate will have outstanding legal judgment, excellent writing skills, and be able to effectively and professionally research, prepare, analyze and understand complex information and legal issues. Some travel will be required.

 

Qualifications:

Applicants must be, or be eligible to become, licensed attorneys in good standing with the Oklahoma State Bar. Strong writing, research, and interpersonal skills are required. Clerkship or fellowship experience is preferred, but not required.

 

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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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