North Dakota Office of Attorney General · 1 day ago
Assistant Attorney General
Bismarck, ND
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expThe North Dakota Office of Attorney General is seeking a qualified attorney to join the Natural Resources and Native American Affairs Division. The role involves providing general counsel legal advice to state agencies and representing them in civil and administrative proceedings.
Government Administration
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manage the clients' legal operations
Facilitate strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders
Work with clients to address legal questions and issues, provide guidance, and issue legal advice and opinions
Respond to legal correspondence
Conduct legal research, study, interpret and apply laws, regulations, and court decisions
Monitor, draft, and review legislation, and provide legislative testimony
Evaluate the merits of litigation filed against the agencies, work with staff to defend against litigation, assist with the preparation of litigation documents
Represent the agencies in administrative and civil proceedings if necessary
Manage outside counsel
Qualification
Required
Licensed to practice law in North Dakota, or the expectation of imminent admission to the North Dakota bar
High ethical standards and a clean disciplinary record
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Advanced interpersonal skills needed to work well with the public
The judgment, reliability, and willingness to devote time and energy necessary to provide excellent legal services to the State of North Dakota
Ability, demonstrated in previous employment experience or otherwise shown, to establish and maintain effective, harmonious working relationships with clients, colleagues, and supervisors
Excellent time management and organization skills
Proven ability or potential to produce excellent legal work product
Successful completion of the interview process, reference checks, and standard background and criminal record checks to determine knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform assistant attorney general tasks
Preferred
A minimum of 1 year of experience practicing general civil litigation or other comparable litigation-related experience, is preferred. A judicial clerkship may be substituted for experience
Benefits
Fully paid health insurance for employee and family
The option to participate in employee-paid dental and vision for employee and family
Participation in the state NDPERS defined benefit retirement plans
The option to participate in the 457 deferred compensation plan
The option to contribute to a medical spending account
Annual and sick leave benefits
Eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
Company
North Dakota Office of Attorney General
The Attorney General represents the state in all legal matters where the state is named as a party or the state may have an interest in the outcome of the litigation.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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