Assistant Attorney General 2025-02091

The State of Wyoming’s total compensation package is excellent and includes:

• Paid annual and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Retirement with employer contributions
• Deferred Compensation Plan with employer contributions
• Health insurance with an employer contribution toward premiums
• Insurance options for health, dental, life, vision, ambulance, and short and long-term disability
• Longevity pay

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function performed at the job level.

• Provide professional legal advice to the Department of Health regarding health law, including advising the Wyoming State Hospital in Title 7 and Title 25 cases as needed.
• Conduct legal and other research and draft or present legal conclusions.
• This position will also be required to provide legal expertise to the HIPAA compliance privacy officer by handling complaints, investigations, and recommending action; reviewing, responding, and advising the agency in response to inquiries, complaints, and other communications.        
• Uses specialized legal skills, knowledge, and experience to plan actions, devise strategies, resolve problems, and formulate legal questions, explanations, positions, and responses.
• Consult with the division deputy and the section supervisor on legal strategic decisions; take assignments as directed by the division deputy and the section supervisor.
• Stay current in legal literature in all aspects of relevant law to provide current assistance to clients and other staff attorneys with questions.  
• Other duties as assigned.

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

To the extent that you are already familiar with health law and civil litigation, administrative law, and some of the unique challenges that arise when representing a government agency, we want you to apply.  To the extent that you are not familiar with these areas of law, but you have an interest, we still want you to apply.  We will work with you to ensure that you have the knowledge you need to succeed.

• Cover letter explaining your interest in the position
• Professional resume - include references
• Recent writing sample
• Law school transcript

Please review your application for completeness and accuracy.  Only accurate and complete applications will be reviewed.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:  

• Knowledge, skill, and ability in the following areas are considered beneficial but not required for applicants.  Successful applicants will be expected to develop aptitude in all of these areas.

  • Knowledge of Wyoming and federal rules of evidence, civil procedure, appellate procedure, and local court rules/procedures, including Wyoming Statutes 25-10-01 et seq. and 7-11-301 et seq, and HIPAA compliance, law, and practices.
  • Knowledge of political and legislative processes.
  • Knowledge of statutory requirements affecting the conduct of public business by state agency clients.
  • Knowledge of trial and appellate practice, administrative law, and civil procedure.
  • Skill in legal research, legal writing, client counseling, and administrative and civil trial practice.
  • Skill in verbal communication, persuasion, diplomacy, and negotiation.
  • Skill in appellate advocacy.
  • Ability to communicate with both laypersons and lawyers/judges in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to manage large amounts of information and analyze for legal impact.
  • Ability to organize ideas and legal principles in clear and concise oral and written presentations.
  • Ability to litigate civil actions and take them through appeal, if necessary.
  • Ability to prioritize and reprioritize tasks as necessary.

Education: 

Juris Doctorate

NOTES:

• FLSA: Exempt
• Salary is commensurate with relevant legal experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Successful applicants are required to pass a background investigation.
• This position is At-Will and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General (W.S. 9-1-608).