ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - STRATEGIC LITIGATION UNIT - 75609

Executive Service

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Background Check: This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Employees can have two regularly scheduled remote workdays per week after six months of employment.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter represents all state officials, employees, agencies, departments, boards, and commissions in matters arising from their public duties. Such representation includes litigation, transactional assistance, and general legal advice to a wide variety of State entities. The Attorney General's Office employs approximately 200 attorneys organized into 21 legal divisions within 6 sections.

About the Strategic Litigation Unit:

As part of the Special Advocacy Section, the Strategic Litigation Unit has an affirmative litigation mandate for the State of Tennessee. Attorneys in the unit handle impactful litigation on behalf of Tennessee and its residents in state and federal courts, including defending the separation of powers and the constitutional rights of Tennesseans, protecting federalism principles, and pursuing transparency and accountability for certain corporate activities that undermine the democratic process and harm consumers.

Job Overview:

The Assistant Attorney General will help identify, position, and litigate challenges to harmful and unlawful corporate activities and federal regulations that threaten the wellbeing and interests of Tennesseans, including by working to preserve Tennessee's interests in federal agency rulemaking and building coalitions of states and amici to join affirmative suits.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. At least two years' experience litigating civil, appellate, or administrative-law matters
2. Juris Doctor degree
3. Admission to the Tennessee Bar and in good standing
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills (all applicants must submit a recent writing sample)
5. Eagerness to be an enthusiastic member of a collaborative, collegial team of incredible public servants

Pursuant to the State of Tennessees Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the States policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that persons race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veterans status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.