Assistant Attorney General

Assistant Attorney General
Governmental Affairs Section ~ St. Louis

The Missouri Attorney General's Office is actively seeking attorneys with excellent credentials for an Assistant Attorney General position in the Governmental Affairs Section in St. Louis.

The Governmental Affairs team handles the Attorney General's Office's widest variety of work, allowing attorneys to gain specialized experience and learn new areas through both litigation and client counseling. Attorneys in the Section serve as counsel to the State of Missouri and over 50 state agencies, boards, and commissions. Attorneys practice in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, with significant practice in state administrative tribunals.

The Section's most common legal areas include administrative law; professional licensure discipline; constitutional law; statutory and regulatory interpretation; environmental and natural resources law; Sunshine Law enforcement and education; election law, campaign finance, and ballot initiatives; government contracts; criminal records expungements; social services and mental health work, including guardianships and abuse and neglect issues; and animal welfare and cruelty issues against inhumane commercial animal breeders

The position may involve intermittent daytime or overnight travel within Missouri.

For more information on the Labor Section please click here: https://ago.mo.gov/divisions/governmental-affairs/

Preferred experience/skills:

• Familiarity with state court rules and procedures
• Commitment to public service
• Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance plans, state pension, and deferred compensation available.

Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Missouri. Candidates with relevant experience and education will be considered for an interview.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

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