Deputy Attorney General - Litigation

For more than 165 years, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General (OAG) has been committed to serving the best interests of the State and all Hoosiers. OAG employees have earned an outstanding reputation for meeting the highest professional standards, providing great service, and demonstrating courageous leadership and commitment to excellence to the people of Indiana. If you share our determination to make Indiana a better place to live and work, we invite you to join over 400 of the very best employees and seek a career with the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

The Litigation Division serves as the state's law firm. Our dedicated team represents the State and its agencies, officials and employees in state and federal courts in complex and significant interest cases in almost every substantive area of the law – protecting the public interest by defending constitutional challenges and class actions to bringing actions to enforce state statutes and regulations to condemnation to public integrity whistleblower and fraud cases to recoup taxpayer money. The Litigation Division has four Sections – each with their own practice areas. To learn more about the Litigation Division, click here

A Day In the Life: 

Attorneys in the section handle a variety of cases, including:

• Constitutional challenges to state laws and regulations.
• Election law.
• Enforcement actions for state agencies.
• Environmental law.
• Judicial review of actions by state agencies.
• Qui tam.
• Tax law.
• Temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.
• Whistleblower complaints.

Principal Job Duties:  

• Handle all phases of litigation, including research and preparation of pleadings, motions and briefs, consultation with clients, investigation of facts, appearance for all hearings and conferences, negotiation of settlements, and trials.
• Adviseclientsandotherstateofficialsandemployeesregardingissuesthatarisein litigation.
• Supervise work of assigned paralegal on discovery and other tasks.
• Variouslevelsofparticipationinappeals,dependingoninvolvementofAppealsDivision and Solicitor General.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Section Chief.
• The position may require some travel.

• Licensed to practice law in Indiana and admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

• Civil litigation experience in federal and state court.
• Knowledge of federal and state practice rules and rules of alternative dispute resolution.
• Familiarity with relevant causes of action, Section 1983 litigation and federal and state statutes and regulations, Administrative Orders and Procedures Act, federal and state constitutional law.
• Legal research and writing skills, with emphasis on clear, persuasive legal writing.
• Excellent oral advocacy in litigation settings. Ability to work with other attorneys and support staff.
• Ability to zealously negotiate settlements or mediated resolution of cases.
• Ability to work well with others, maintain an objective of public service, solicit feedback to improve service, respond promptly to requests for service and assistance, meet commitments.
• Strong sense of ethics, awareness of potential conflicts of interest that arise in public sector, adherence in all respects to Rules of Professional Conduct and state ethics rules.
• Sensitivity to concerns about individual liability and indemnification, awareness of public relations and implications of high-profile cases.
• Ability to manage high-profile and complex caseload.

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General is an Equal Opportunity Employer.