Deputy Director - Consumer Protection Division

Office of the Indiana Attorney General•Indianapolis, IN

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

This Deputy Director (“DD”) position will report to the Director of the Consumer Protection Division (“CPD”). The Office of the Indiana Attorney General (OAG) has been committed to serving the best interests of the State and all Hoosiers for over 165 years. 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.

Requirements

Minimum of five years litigation experience, including experience as lead counsel, in federal and state court.
Proven ability to positively motivate a wide range of employees to a high level of performance.
Excellent organizational skills, ability to work with various sections/entities simultaneously, while maintaining the ability to quickly and properly analyze procedures.
Excellent communication skills.
Position requires regular communication with various stakeholders regarding relevant information necessary for determining the appropriate action.
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.
Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Indiana.

Responsibilities

Review and address personnel issues in coordination with the Director and Human Resources.
Review and approve attorney leave requests, work schedules, time sheets, travel authorizations and contract requests as appropriate.
Review processes in place to ensure that matters/cases are being moved along efficiently and effectively.
Establish goals and metrics to confirm that there is compliance with the process and that the process is effective.
Monitor and manage to ensure that the processes are optimally effective.
Assist with training programs for paralegals and DAGs.
Provide training, mentoring, and development of staff in conjunction with the other DD, Director, and OAG Training Manager.
Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with his/her direct reports, monitor and review systems in place, provide input and working with the Director to improve processes when applicable.
Assist in coordinating the Office’s consumer protection enforcement efforts with efforts of other State Attorneys General Offices and with other state and federal regulators.
Perform other legal and administrative duties as assigned at the direction of the Director, General Counsel or Attorney General.