Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Come join an exciting and vital team helping provide the roads, bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure for the fastest-growing state: Texas! As Texas grows so does its need for transportation infrastructure. To assist the Texas Department of Transportation in protecting its transportation projects, the Transportation Division of the Attorney General’s Office is adding a new Investigator position. One of the ways the Transportation Division represents TxDOT is by collecting reimbursement for damages to the State’s property caused by accidents on the highways built and maintained by TxDOT. Our investigators manage a large docket of collection cases, starting with a demand letter, through litigation, and ending in collection of funds for damage to State property.
The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State’s 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 FUNCTIONS
- Review property damage claims files to identify and locate parties responsible for damaging state property in order to obtain compensation for damages
- Communicate orally or in writing with insurance companies, claims adjusters, attorneys, and individuals regarding responsibility/compensation for damages to state property
- Conduct background and personal history investigation re: driver’s license information and verification of address using legal research tools
- Conduct asset research using available legal research tools
- Draft correspondence for demand letters
- Draft petitions for suits to recover damages to state property
- Participate In managing attorneys’ caseloads, including scheduling, prioritizing, and organizing files
- Communicate with agency personnel, client agencies, court personnel, and opposing counsel
- Negotiate settlement terms (within guidelines)
- Draft release documents and pleadings to dismiss suit
- Draft documents to close file
- Enters and retrieves information using a computer to update case/calendar records on master file
- Provides administrative and clerical support to division’s attorneys and staff
- Files pleadings and documents with court clerks
- Conducts investigations, performs research, and drafts petitions, motions, pleadings, orders, briefs, memoranda, and other legal documents
- Works over 40 hours per week as needed
- Provides excellent customer service
- Uses personal vehicle for business-related travel
- Performs related work as assigned
- Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions
- Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work schedule
- Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information
- Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity