Assistant Attorney General – Law Enforcement and Special Prosecutions

Overview:

• Representing Tennessee state agencies with law enforcement responsibilities (e.g. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, District Attorneys General) in a variety of state and federal civil trial and appellate litigation generally involving the constitutionality of state law provisions
• Limited opportunities for prosecution of criminal cases within the original jurisdiction of the Office or upon special cross-designation by the local District Attorney General
• Some limited travel across the state is required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from a law school with a juris doctorate degree and admission to Tennessee Bar
• At least 5 years of civil practice experience during which the candidate will have conducted or been a material participant in bench trials and/or jury trials, discovery and motion practice.
• Strong analytical, legal writing, and advocacy skills

To Apply:

Application materials can be submitted via our online applicant portal or by email using HRteam@ag.tn.gov. Attorneys should include a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, contact information for at least 3 references, and a legal writing sample. The writing sample should be no more than 10 pages but an excerpt of a larger document can be submitted if the attorney applicant was the primary author.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s 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 State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.