Job Posting Title
Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Appeals (Capital)Agency
049 ATTORNEY GENERALSupervisory Organization
Office of Attorney GeneralJob Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
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Full/Part-Time
Full timeJob Type
RegularCompensation
Job Description
Title: Assistant Attorney General (Capital)
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Location: Oklahoma City, OK or Tulsa, OK
The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently seeking a full-time Assistant Attorney General for the Capital team in our Criminal Appeals Unit.
Position Summary:
The Criminal Appeals Unit represents the State in the criminal appeals process to ensure that the just and lawful decisions rendered by judges and juries are upheld in the appellate courts. The successful candidate will be responsible for representing the State in criminal appellate cases before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and representing prison wardens in federal habeas actions, as well as representing the State before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The incumbent in this capital position will maintain a largely capital caseload, although non-capital cases may be assigned as needed. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Essential Functions:
Other Duties:
Qualifications:
Applicants must be, or be eligible to become, licensed attorneys in the State of Oklahoma. Strong writing, research, and oral advocacy skills are required. Prior federal habeas corpus experience is strongly preferred. Prior oral argument or courtroom experience is preferred.
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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