The Deputy Director will oversee administrative activities necessary for the efficient functioning of the Division with specific emphasis on ECE, including the development, in consultation with state agencies, of policy, guidance, and strategic planning for affirmative enforcement initiatives, regulatory programs, and priority projects advanced by ECE; the interpretation and analysis of related laws, regulations and other official instrumentalities; and oversee extensive research and writing on complex legal issues. The Deputy Director will work with the Director, other executive management, and attorneys in ECE to oversee and direct all aspects of the practice group, which may involve screening of matters, pre-litigation investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiation, mediation, trial work, appellate briefings, and multistate efforts.