Deputy Attorney General I/II
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
- Pittsburgh, PA
- $64,431 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Handles entire litigation of assigned tort actions filed in the Courts of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties
- Conducts legal research and prepares/files pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, and other legal filings required to defend Commonwealth clients
- Attends and participates in oral arguments, hearings, and court conferences
- Examines and analyzes documents in order to determine legal sufficiency and strategy
- Works closely with state agency clients to review and interpret their regulations and policies to determine defense posture
- Interviews witnesses and involved parties
- Travels to accident sites to review and evaluate liability and defense strategy
- Prepares and responds to discovery requests and attends/conducts depositions
- Works with liability and damage expert witnesses to secure expert reports and testimony
- Prepares for, and participates as “first chair counsel” in mediations, arbitrations, bench trials, and jury trials
- Performs other duties as required
- Graduation from an accredited school of law and admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work
- Two to six years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work preferred
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