The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge, supervision, and direction of the State’s legal business, acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies, various boards, commissions, officials, and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection, and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime, Medicaid fraud, environmental crimes, insurance fraud, state tax evasion, and other statutorily assigned matters. As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General, Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity, justice, and fairness.
Join our team of 22 attorneys and professional staff dedicated to protecting Marylanders. We offer unique internal and external training and development opportunities for service focused attorneys who want to make a meaningful impact in protecting investors and promoting fair financial practices for Marylanders. Our dedication to the growth of our staff ensures that you’ll be supported throughout your career as you take on challenging cases and regulatory matters that have a direct impact on the financial sector.
The job duties include: locating and interviewing victims and witnesses; preparing interview reports, affidavits, subpoenas, and other documents for civil and administrative proceedings; reviewing and analyzing subpoenaed documents, including basic forensic accounting analyses of bank records, brokerage accounts, crypto/digital assets and blockchains, and other financial and business records; preparing reports and spreadsheets summarizing the documents; tracing funds and locating assets of targets, including blockchain tracing; dealing with officials of brokerage firms, investment advisers, and franchisors; working with victims of financial fraud, including unsophisticated investors, immigrants, and the elderly; investigating and resolving investor/victim complaints; locating targets and serving subpoenas, administrative orders, and court orders; acting in an undercover capacity as a potential investor; testifying in court and administrative hearings; and working closely with other law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the SEC, the FTC, the CFPB, state securities regulators, the United States Attorney’s Office, the State Police, local prosecutors, the U.S. Customs Service, the FBI, and Postal Inspectors.
Education: A bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, criminal justice or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience: A minimum of three years of experience performing substantive investigative work in securities, financial fraud, consumer financial protection, elder fraud, forensic accounting, or similar parallel experience, including experience investigating and/or resolving customer/consumer complaints, preparing/drafting investigative and financial reports, applying basic accounting to financial records, and computer software experience, including use of Access or Excel, and word processing programs.
Note: Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and seven years of experience performing investigative work in securities, financial fraud, consumer protection, Medicaid fraud or similar relevant experience.
The ideal candidate will possess:
Applicants who meet the minimum and selective qualifications will be included in further evaluation. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and answer all supplemental questions. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. Clearly indicate your college degree and major on your application, if applicable. For education obtained outside the U.S., any job offer will be contingent on the candidate providing an evaluation for equivalency by a foreign credential evaluation service prior to starting employment (and may be requested prior to interview).
Complete applications must be submitted by the closing date. Information submitted after this date will not be added. Incorrect/incomplete application forms will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list for at least one year. Candidates may remain on the certified eligible list for a period of at least one year. The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.
STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS
The successful candidate will be eligible for subsidized health benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage) and life insurance; leave, including annual (vacation), personal, sick, and paid parental leave; and will be eligible for participation in a contributory defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after ten years. State employees are eligible to participate in two supplemental retirement plans: the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan. The State also offers a free mass transit benefit for local bus and express bus services.
Online applications are STRONGLY preferred. Please upload a resume in addition to the on-line application. If the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire to careers@oag.state.md.us or fax to 410-576-6434. TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.
If you have difficulty uploading documents during the application process, contact DBM Recruitment at
410-767-4850.
If you have specific questions about recruitment, email careers@oag.state.md.us.
The Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all interested persons to apply regardless of race, color, religion or belief, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, pregnancy, family or parental status, veteran status, genetic information, or any protected category prohibited by local, State or federal laws.
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