Assistant Section Chief - Asset Recovery and Bankruptcy

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.

Attorney responsible for assisting the Section Chief with the supervision of the Asset Recovery and Bankruptcy Litigation Section consisting of attorneys, paralegals/support staff, and law clerks, in addition to maintaining an appropriate case load. Reports to Section Chief. This Section handles cases ranging from fraud, public corruption, contract disputes, estate work, tax, bankruptcy, and damage to state property.  

• Representing the State’s interests in high-profile affirmative litigation in state and federal courts.

• Assist in assigning cases, overseeing litigation strategy, requests for settlement authority, and supervising the civil prosecutionof cases, and overseeing collections and payment process, case management, and reporting functions.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, training, and supervising attorneys, paralegals, support staff, and law clerks; reviewing personnel issues, and reviewing and approving leave requests, work schedules, time sheets and travel.
• Assist in overseeing the formulation and implementation of short-term and long-term goals designed to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Overseeing the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and protocols within the Section through coordination with the Chief Counsel for Litigation.
• Assist in overseeing outside collection agencies and outside counsel as needed to assist in achieving the goals of the OAG/Division/Section.
• Assist in reviewing, providing input, and implementing Memorandum(s) of Understanding with agencies.
• Advising and consulting with client agencies regarding litigation. Keeping supervisor, client agencies, and other appropriate parties informed of ongoing matters to establish a cooperative working relationship based on mutual trust, communication, and understanding of goals. 
• Maintaining an appropriate case load in addition to supervisory and/or administrative duties described herein. 
• Perform other legal and administrative duties as assigned at the direction of the Section Chief or designee.

• Supervisory/Management experience preferred.
• Five (5) or more years of practice preferred.
• Ability to zealously negotiate settlements or mediated resolution of cases.
• Ability to work well with clients and witnesses.
• 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.
• Awareness of public relations and implications of high-profile cases.

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