Senior Legal Advisor

Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor to support the Attorney General, the executive team, and bureaus in implementing strategic priorities. The role requires leading or supporting priority matters, aligning resources, and expanding impactful initiatives across the office.

Based in Boston with a hybrid model offering some remote workdays, the successful candidate will bring extensive legal experience, strategic planning skills, and the ability to guide

Qualifications

• At least ten years of legal practice with preference for complex litigation or impact work.
• Experience setting organizational goals and executing strategic projects.
• Ability to lead and mentor teams and work with diverse stakeholders.
• Outstanding research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify key strategic priority matters with executive leadership.
• Develop implementation plans including resource needs (leadership, case management, external resources).
• Provide assistance launching or advancing matters, including legal work and coordination.
• Ensure regular progress reports to the Attorney General and executive team.
• Lead cross-divisional initiatives or high-priority projects.

Skills

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Legal research

Legal writing

Policy advocacy

Job description

SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR

EXECUTIVE BUREAU

(Boston Office)

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell seeks an experienced and highly motivated attorney to join her senior executive team as Senior Legal Advisor. The Senior Legal Advisor will be responsible for supporting the Attorney General, her executive team, and bureaus and divisions across the office on implementation of the office's strategic priorities. This will include leading or supporting priority matters and helping to align resources to maximize use of the tools of the office to achieve particular goals. The work of the Senior Legal Advisor will cut across all five substantive bureaus in the office and will be particularly focused on launching and expanding matters that will deepen the office’s impact in areas of particular focus.

Primary Duties

• Work with the executive team, and Division, Bureau, and Unit leadership to identify key strategic priority matters to advance, consistent with the AGO's strategic plan
• Support the development of implementation plans for executing on these matters, including:
  • Defining resources necessary to execute, to include leadership, case management, and any external resources (e.g. consultants)
  • As needed, providing assistance launching or advancing these matters, including legal work and coordination.
  • Ensuring regular progress reports to the Attorney General and the rest of the executive team.
• Leading cross-divisional or otherwise unassigned initiatives or projects that are priorities of the Attorney General

Position Requirements

• At least ten (10) years of legal practice, with a preference for (a) complex litigation in a field related to consumer protection, civil rights, health care, or other areas of practice in the AGO; and (b) impact litigation or policy advocacy resulting in demonstrable change
• Experience setting organizational goals, engaging in strategic planning, implementing effective systems, and executing on strategic projects.
• An ability to lead and develop teams, mentor junior staff and attorneys, and work effectively and respectfully with a cross-sectional, diverse group of managers and non-managers to accomplish goals.
• Outstanding research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Demonstrated connection to the people and communities we serve, and an interest in supporting a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

Location

Boston, MA. Our hybrid model includes some remote workdays for the successful candidate.

Supervisor

First Assistant Attorney General

Position Type

Full-Time/Exempt

Salary

$147,202 to $175,468, commensurate with relevant experience

Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We will gladly assist applicants who are in need of an accommodation. For assistance, contact the Human Resources Division at [phone].

Sandra Waters

Executive Assistant to the First Assistant Attorney General

617-963-2058

The Attorney General's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As the representative of the Commonwealth and its residents, the Attorney General's Office strives to ensure that those working in our office reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. The Office encourages applicants from a broad spectrum of backgrounds to apply for positions.