Title: Assistant Attorney General

Unit: Utility Regulation

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Position Summary

The Office of Attorney General’s Utility Regulation Unit represents and protects the interests of the state’s utility customers in administrative and civil proceedings affecting utility rates, charges, and terms and conditions of service. The Attorney General is the State’s principal consumer advocate working to keep utility customer’s rate reasonable and affordable. The successful candidate will primarily advocate for utility customers in proceedings before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, including researching, analyzing, and presenting complex financial and legal information at trial and through briefing.

Essential Functions

• Researching and reviewing complex data produced by sophisticated companies and subject matter experts
• Prepare written recommendations based on research
• Assist with discovery on various cases
• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• Providing assistance with litigation before the Corporation Commission or other venues
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts to develop recommendations
• Minor travel is expected
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

A qualified candidate must be a licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma or eligible to sit for the bar exam by summer 2026. Candidate must be comfortable with learning and practicing trial skills.

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrate strong, efficient research and analytical skills;
• Strong time management and organizational skills;
• Capable of working concurrently on multiple projects;
• Precision in attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; and
• Commitment to being client-focused and responsive to the client.

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity 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.