ASSOCIATE COUNSEL - 81647

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee's Department of Correction Legal Services seeks an Associate Counsel in Nashville to provide information, legal advice, and support to the general counsel and executive staff. The role requires handling a broad range of legal issues with responsibility for ensuring compliance and protecting the agency's legal interests.

Under general direction, the successful candidate will perform work of average difficulty, draft and review policies, and support leadership in strategic

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Advises on legal, regulatory, procedural, and personnel matters for an assigned department and assists in planning and research of special projects.
• Reviews, researches, interprets, and prepares written and oral opinions on a wide variety of legal issues.
• Drafts, reviews, and approves policies and procedures, regulations, bylaws, and other legal documents.
• May act as a liaison for an assigned office or person.
• Prepares materials for presentations, speeches, and informational forums.

Job description

Executive Service

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Executive Service

ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Department of Correction Legal Services

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $104,472.00 - $135,588.00

Closing Date: 10/19/2026

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who We Are And What We Do

The Tennessee Department of Correction operates and oversees 14 adult prisons across the state, housing some 21,000 offenders. In the community, TDOC supervises 79,000 offenders on probation, parole, or community corrections. The department operates 44 probation/parole offices in 13 districts across the state.

Job Overview

Under general direction, provides information, data, legal advice, and support for the general counsel and other program areas. Performs work of average difficulty and has considerable knowledge of substantive and procedural law. Provides hands on counsel to all levels of executive staff and assists in protecting an agency's legal interest and maintaining its operations within the scope established by law.

Key Responsibilities

• Advises on legal, regulatory, procedural, and/or personnel matters for an assigned department, and assists in the planning and research of special projects.
• Reviews, research, interprets, and prepares both written and oral opinions on a wide variety of legal issues.
• Drafts, reviews, and approves policies and procedures, regulations, bylaws, and other legal documents.
• May act as a liaison for an assigned office or person.
• Prepares materials for presentations, speeches, and informational forums.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active License to practice law in Tennessee is required.

Preferred Experience

• 3+ years of relevant legal experience.

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.