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Job Description

The Prosecutor is selected by and responsible to the Chief Prosecutor and performs highly complex attorney work, enforcing the statutes and rules of the agency. Work involves reviewing investigative reports, indicators of human trafficking, and making decisions about case resolutions; preparing and supervising the preparation of legal documents; prosecuting violators in administrative proceedings before an administrative law judge; negotiating settlements; and overseeing the work of legal assistants assigned to the section. Provides assistance and training in the departments efforts to combat Human Trafficking. Work is performed under limited supervision of the Chief Prosecutor with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The attorney will perform other duties as assigned and required to maintain agency operations.

Essential Duties

Manages a high-volume caseload that includes cases under all of the statutes administered by TDLR.

Reviews investigative reports, initial applications, and license renewal applications that come into the prosecution section and decides the manner in which cases will be resolved including identifying possible indicators of human trafficking. Brings cases to final resolution as expeditiously as possible.

Researches and interprets statutes, rules, regulations, codes, indicators of human trafficking, and administrative records, and analyzes their applicability and significance in specific fact situations presented in complaints.

Advises investigators regarding evidentiary analysis and avenues of investigation to be pursued, and provides guidance to all Enforcement staff regarding statutes, rules, and enforcement policies.

Negotiates settlements of enforcement cases.

Represents TDLR in the formal prosecution of enforcement cases in administrative hearings before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Presents the testimony of witnesses and documentary evidence in accordance with the Texas Rules of Evidence and makes legally-sound oral arguments.

Prepares notices of alleged violation, notices of hearing, letters of proposed license denial, motions, legal briefs, case closing letters, agreed orders, emergency orders related to human trafficking, and other appropriate legal documents and correspondence related to enforcement cases.

Prepares exceptions to Proposals for Decision as needed and presents oral argument on contested cases to the Commission.

Performs duties in accordance with the Complaint Resolution Procedures Manual, the Enforcement Plan and the Criminal Conviction Guidelines.

Consults regularly with other attorneys to ensure consistency in the application of laws, rules, and enforcement policies. Reviews work of other attorneys through a peer review process.

Reviews drafts of laws, rules, policies and regulations affecting agency operations.

Assists in educating the regulated industries and the public by making appearances before groups and speaking about laws, rules, agency policies, enforcement actions and indicators of human trafficking affecting the subject industries.

Attends advisory board meetings and presents information about the activities of the Enforcement Division.

Complies with division and/or agency traini