This Assistant Attorney General position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Consumer Protection Division in Tampa, Florida. This position is on the Consumer Data Privacy team in Tampa and many of the responsibilities will be related to enforcement of the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, Age Verification statutes, and other data privacy and consumer protection matters. The position represents the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs, in trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals in proceedings relating to Chapters 501, 542, 812, 817, 895, and 932 of the Florida Statutes, the Florida Administrative Code, and other state and federal laws enforced or relevant to cases filed by the Office of the Attorney General.
This position requires as a prerequisite to employment a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and membership in the Florida Bar.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
- Participates and oversees investigations of alleged data privacy and consumer protection violations by individuals and/or corporate entities; reviews consumer complaints and manages correspondence related to the Florida Digital Bill of Rights and maintains reports regarding same; reviews reports prepared by law enforcement officers, investigators, accountants, and financial analysts; obtains and reviews discovery and documentary evidence.
- Oversees the investigation of potential violations of state and federal data privacy and consumer protection and trade practices law; gathers and evaluates evidence and prepares cases for appropriate legal proceedings.
- May conduct litigation of consumer protection cases in state and federal courts, including preparing pleadings, motions, memoranda of law and briefs; prepares legal research and evaluates the research of investigators and paralegals; prepares subpoenas, conducts discovery and engages in other pretrial and trial work. May attend trials, hearings, and appellate oral arguments in court.
- Negotiates resolutions of litigation cases or investigations and drafts resolution documents such as assurances of voluntary compliance, consent judgments, and mediated resolutions.
- May participate with other states by representing the State of Florida in multistate investigations and litigation.
- Conducts legal research and assists in preparing comments to proposed legislation that may impact enforcement responsibilities of this position.
- Responds to correspondence and telephone inquiries concerning consumer protection issues.
- Represents the Department in meetings and conferences relating to consumer data privacy and consumer protection investigations and litigation; establishes lines of communication with local, state and federal law enforcement officers and prosecutors; serves on federal and state task forces and works with those agencies, as needed; initiates contact with and processes information from law enforcement agencies to further consumer protection enforcement.
- Performs routine administrative functions, including coordinating case management with legal assistants, paralegals, and interns; attends staff meetings; prepares time records and case status reports; files documents, etc.
- Assists and advises attorneys in trial, pleading, practice, and procedures.
- Maintains current expertise in areas of practice and legislation, including reading recent judicial decisions and case summaries and attends continuing legal education and other professional seminars.
- Performs in a timely fashion other assigned duties, which may require extended hours and/or travel outside the worksite.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Admission to the Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law or in administrative or judicial hearings. The required legal experience must be from the practice of law in a state or territory of the United States. Membership in good standing in another state Bar can substitute for the required admission to the Florida Bar provided that, pursuant to Rule 11-1.10 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, the attorney applies for and obtains admission to the Florida Bar within 12 months of appointment to a position in this class.
Preference will be given to attorneys with:
- 2 or more years of civil litigation experience
- 2 or more years of prosecutorial experience in cases involving fraud, deceptive trade practices, business regulation, or white-collar crimes
- CIPP/US Certification
- Experience or knowledge of Consumer Data Privacy laws
Application Process
Please submit an application through our website: ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL-DLA – 41000724 Job Details | State of Florida
