Deputy Attorney General - 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.

The Office of the Attorney General serves as the State’s law firm— advocating for and defending the State’s interests. The respected and experienced trial attorneys in the Litigation Division zealously and diligently provide legal representation in a wide range of matters. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain unique and exciting experiences promoting the public interest, making a positive difference in the lives of Hoosiers, and litigating cases most attorneys only read about. 

Primary subject matter of cases:

• Represent state agencies through all phases of litigation
• Enforcement of administrative orders and warrants for state agencies
• Recovery of debts owed to state agencies

• Review civil referrals, prepare pleadings, file and appear in both Northern and Southern District Bankruptcy Courts and all the state courts in Indiana.
• Handle all phases of litigation, including research and preparation of pleadings, motions
• and briefs; consultation with clients; investigation off acts; appearance in court for all hearings and conferences; negotiation of settlements; and trials.
• Advise clients and other State officials and employees regarding issues that arise in litigation and bankruptcy.
• Supervise work of assigned paralegal on discovery and other tasks.
• Various levels of participation in appeals, depending on involvement of Appeals Division.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by Section Chief.
• The position may require some travel.

• Licensed to practice law in the State of Indiana, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.
• Qualified to file via ECF with the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• Civil litigation experience in federal and state court preferred.
• Knowledge of federal and state practice rules and rules of alternative dispute resolution.
• Familiarity with relevant causes of action; 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.
• Capable 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 clients and witnesses; maintain an objective of service to assigned state agencies; respond promptly to client/agency's needs; solicit
• client/agency's feedback to improve service; respond 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
• Ability to manage high volume caseload

Pay commensurate with experience. 

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