Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Appeals

Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Appeals

Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Appeals

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Title : Assistant Attorney General

Salary Range : Commensurate with experience and qualifications

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Oklahoma City, OK, or Tulsa, OK

Time : Full-time

Position Summary

The Criminal Appeals Unit represents the state in the criminal appeals process to ensure that the lawful decisions rendered by judges and juries are upheld in the appellate courts.

Essential Functions

• Agree to participate and cooperate in the Criminal Appeals Unit's multiple-level review process, which includes review by the capital director, unit deputy, and (for all capital matters) the Solicitor General
• Make edits as directed during the review process
• Meet all internal deadlines for peer review—specifically, briefs and other pleadings should be submitted to the capital director at least one week prior to the deadline
• Complete all assigned cases such that cases do not have to be reassigned
• Correctly analyze, interpret, and apply case law
• Write briefs coherently and at the standard required by the Criminal Appeals Unit leadership
• Meet or exceed the unit's average productivity level—for non-capital matters, three briefs or one special assignment (such as an oral argument) per month; for capital matters, one brief or one special assignment (such as an oral argument or clemency packet) per month.
• Assignments are within the sole discretion of the unit deputy, and the employee must be willing to accept and work on a variety of types of case assignments with a positive attitude

Other Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Must be, or be eligible to become, a licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma. Strong writing, research, and oral advocacy skills are required. 2025 graduates are permitted to apply but any offer will be contingent on passing the July 2025 bar examination.

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.

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