Attorney General's Office - Section Director - Insurance Fraud

• Prepares cases by conducting legal research and gathering evidence.

• Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions.

• Determine needs in discovery, and/or completes discovery; participates in decision making and strategy sessions in preparing cases for court and determining evidence to be used.

• Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials.

• Manage Attorneys assigned to the Insurance Fraud Section, including training and mentoring, and oversee case workload within the Section.

• Provide legal counsel and advice to law enforcement Investigators.

• Maintain an entire criminal caseload, including screening criminal cases and prosecuting criminal cases in courts throughout the State of Utah.

• Attend and participate in Staff Meetings

• Receives, researches and responds to incoming questions or complaints; provides information, explains policy and procedures, and/or facilitates a resolution.

• Conduct conferences with defendants and/or attorneys and negotiate settlements.

• May be required to travel to various locations and stay overnight.

(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry into position)

• agency and/or organizational program(s)

• communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing

• read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures

• speak clearly, concisely and effectively; listen to, and understand, information and ideas as presented verbally

• legal processes and procedures

• applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures

• civil and criminal justice laws

• understand and apply case and statutory law

• evaluate information against a set of standards

• use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions

• laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, the democratic political process, and legislative history

• perform legal research using case law and appropriate techniques

• laws governing access to public and private records (Government Records Access and Management Act)

• make a decision or solve a problem by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions

• deal with people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism

• provide consultation and/or expert advice or testimony

• rules of evidence

• interpret and apply legal decisions and identify current and emerging trends in interpretation

• Fair Labor Standards Act and related employment legislation

• principles, theories, and practices of judicial or administrative law

• A Juris Doctorate is required.
• Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• A conditional offer of employment will be made pending a satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
• Active membership in the Utah State Bar.
• Must be able to travel as required.
• Valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA 53-3-202(1)(a). 
• Base salary is calculated based on initial Bar admittance year, less any years not practicing law, as outlined below. The chart below does not include $5,000 annual management increase for Section Directors or any applicable grade or loyalty increases for existing employees.

  Bar Year	Base Rate	Annual (Rounded)
  2022-2024	$55.62	$115,690
  2019-2021	$58.62	$121,930
  2012-2018	$61.71	$128,357
  2007-2011	$64.89	$134,971
  2002-2006	$67.98	$141,398
  1997-2001	$71.07	$147,826
  1992-1996	$74.16	$154,253
  1987-1991	$77.25	$160,680
  1982-1986	$80.34	$167,107
  1977-1981	$83.43	$173,534
  1976-Prior	$86.43	$179,774