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GENERAL DESCRIPTIONAre you interested in mission-driven legal work? Do you enjoy helping others? Join the Office of the Attorney Generals (OAG) Child Support Division (CSD) in our mission to encourage responsible parenting by promoting the involvement of both parents in their childrens lives and ensuring that children in Texas receive the support they need and deserve. The Managing Attorney performs highly complex and/or supervisory (senior-level) legal work providing direction and guidance to management and legal staff of a Child Support Field Office. Work involves organizing employee work assignments, interpreting laws and regulations; and providing legal advice, counsel and assistance in representing the states interest in child support enforcement. CSD AAGs are part of a collegial statewide team dedicated to supporting Texas children and families. AAGs experience the challenge and honor of public service while enjoying a healthy work-life balance, developing hands-on legal experience, and engaging in camaraderie with their colleagues across the state. The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the States law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits (https://ers.texas.gov/Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans. ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONSRepresent the State of Texas at legal proceedings.Plans, organizes, directs, and monitors office performance and takes corrective actions to achieve assigned goals and objectivesSupervises all office personnel, including hiring, evaluating, counseling, and training under the direction of the Regional DirectorSupervises office legal processes under the direction of the Senior Regional AttorneySupervises and monitors the office budgetMonitors and ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, policies, procedures, and standards while providing excellent customer serviceResponds to inquiries and resolves issues from agency management, government officials, attorneys, parents, advocacy and community groups and other customersServes as primary office legal counselDevelops and delivers trainingPerforms related work as assignedMaintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functionsAttends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work scheduleEnsures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected informationComplies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degreeExperience: Four years of full-time experience working in the following (or closely related) fields: Full-time legal experience as a licensed attorney, two of which must have been in Family LawLicensed as an attorney by the State of TexasMust be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas by start dateKnowledge of Family Law and the Texas Family CodeSkill in legal writing, mediation, and negotiationSkill in serving as a trial lawyer, preparing sound opinions, conducting investigations, and performing legal researchSkill in using a personal computer for word-processing and data entry/retrievalSkill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlinesSkill in effective oral and written communicationSkill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision makingAbility to receive and respond positively to constr ctive feedbackAbility to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environmentAbility to provide excellent customer serviceAbility to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave)Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travelAbility to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSAAbility to lift and relocate 30 lbs.Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 25% PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSExperience: Texas Child Support Program Experience in handling a high-volume legal practice Management experienceOther Language: Ability to proficiently read, write, and speak Spanish TO APPLYTo apply for a job with the OAG,electronic applications can be submitted through either CAPPS Recruit or Work in Texas. A State of Texas application must be completed to be considered, and paper applications are not accepted. Your application for this position may subject you to a criminal background check pursuant to the Texas Government Code.Military Crosswalk information can be accessed athttps://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Legal.pdf THE OAG IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER