Assistant Attorney General

North Dakota Office of Attorney General; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental/vision option

NDPERS retirement plan

457 deferred compensation

Paid annual and sick leave

Job summary

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General seeks an attorney to join the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck. The attorney will provide zealous litigation advocacy for state agencies and officials across diverse civil matters including health services, torts, civil rights, and constitutional law.

Minimum qualifications include active North Dakota bar admission, high ethical standards, strong written and verbal communication, confidentiality, and the ability to manage complex cases and

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in North Dakota.
• High ethical standards with a clean disciplinary record.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide zealous litigation advocacy to State agencies and officials.
• Perform legal research, writing, discovery, motions, and trial preparation.
• Communicate with clients and update on case progress.
• Manage administrative tasks such as filings and status reports.
• Collaborate with colleagues and supervise support staff as needed.

Skills

Litigation

Legal research

Client communication

Education

JD or equivalent

Licensed to practice law in North Dakota

Job description

Summary Of Work

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state of North Dakota, and the Attorney General's Office serves more than 70 state agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as the University System (Chancellor's office) the State Board of Higher Education, and various colleges and universities. In furtherance of its mission to deliver the highest quality professional legal services to officials, agencies, and people of the state of North Dakota, the Civil Litigation Division covers a diverse legal landscape. An attorney hired for this position will provide zealous and diligent litigation advocacy to State agencies and officials, as assigned, in subject matter areas including social and health services, torts, civil rights, constitutional law, prisoner litigation, enforcement actions, and labor law.

Summary Of Work

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state of North Dakota, and the Attorney General's Office serves more than 70 state agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as the University System (Chancellor's office) the State Board of Higher Education, and various colleges and universities. In furtherance of its mission to deliver the highest quality professional legal services to officials, agencies, and people of the state of North Dakota, the Civil Litigation Division covers a diverse legal landscape. An attorney hired for this position will provide zealous and diligent litigation advocacy to State agencies and officials, as assigned, in subject matter areas including social and health services, torts, civil rights, constitutional law, prisoner litigation, enforcement actions, and labor law.

Typical duties for this position include substantive litigation case work with the following tasks:

• Initial file review and strategic analysis;
• Client communication, including specific requests for legal guidance and general case updates;
• Substantive work such as legal research, writing, discovery, motion practice, and hearing and trial preparation;
• Seeking additional information such as consulting secondary sources; and
• Administrative case management duties such as filing letters, emails, updating status reports, regularly reviewing cases, arranging for administrative help.

All new employees are given the opportunity to receive on the job training, as well as the opportunity to participate in local, regional, and national training courses for topics such as general counsel training, advanced litigation skills such as deposition training, appellate advocacy, e-discovery, and negotiations.

In addition to the monthly salary, this position includes 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 contribution retirement plan as well as the option to participate in the 457 deferred compensation plan, the option to contribute to a medical spending account, and earning annual and sick leave.

Location of Work

The Division office is centrally located in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in North Dakota, or the expectation of imminent admission to the North Dakota bar.
• High ethical standards; clean discipline record.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills needed to work well with clients, colleagues, and 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 do excellent legal work in the areas of legal research and writing, negotiation, and client advise.
• 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.

About Team ND

\"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.\" - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards:

The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

Application Eligibility

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Office of Attorney General does not provide sponsorships.

Documents To Be Submitted

• Resume
• Cover letter with a summary that clearly explains how the applicant's work experience is related to the summary of work and minimum/preferred qualifications
• 3 Professional References
• College Transcripts (copies or unofficial versions are acceptable for the initial application process but when the top candidate is given a conditional employment offer, they are required to present official transcripts)

The North Dakota Office of Attorney General prohibits candidates from plagiarizing any portion of their employment application and interview process to include responses to questions in which you must provide a narrative and/or verbal response. You must create your own responses originally and not copy or adapt them from other sources. While the North Dakota Office of Attorney General encourages you to create your narratives and interview responses with great care, including correct use of grammar and style, you are prohibited from using any artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool, to include but not limited to ChatGPT during the interview process. Any information you provide during the application and interview process is subject to verification. The North Dakota Office of Attorney General will discontinue your candidacy if we find you have violated this prohibition on use of AI tools in the application and interview process.

All hiring decisions are subject to approval by the Attorney General. No offer of employment is final or binding until approved by the Attorney General.

Anyone needing assistance or accommodations during any part of the application or interview process please contact Jill: E-mail: [e-mail]; or TTY: 1-800-366-6888.

• Learn more about Office of Attorney General at: https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/
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• Visit North Dakota State government: http://www.nd.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.