SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR | Executive Bureau

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); Hybride; USD 147 000 - 175 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mass, Office of the Attorney General in Boston, seeks a Senior Legal Advisor to join the executive team. The role supports the Attorney General, executive leadership, and bureaus in implementing strategic priorities, guiding priority matters, and aligning resources to maximize impact.

The position spans five bureaus, focuses on launching and expanding matters, and requires experience in litigation, policy advocacy, and leading complex cross-divisional initiatives.

Qualifications

• At least ten (10) years of legal practice, with a preference for complex litigation, consumer protection, civil rights, health care, or related areas.
• Experience setting organizational goals, strategic planning, implementing effective systems, and executing on strategic projects.
• Ability to lead and develop teams, mentor junior staff and attorneys, and work with a diverse group of managers and non-managers to accomplish goals.
• Outstanding research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Responsabilités

• 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, leading or coordinating efforts, and providing timely progress reports
• Lead cross-divisional initiatives or projects that are priorities of the Attorney General

Connaissances

Legal research

Legal writing

Litigation

Advocacy

Description du poste

SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR | Executive Bureau - ( 260007OG )

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 Type

Full-Time/Exempt. Our current hybrid model includes some remote workdays for most positions. On in-office days, employees are required to report to one of our designated office locations, either in Boston or at a regional office.

Location

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

Salary

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

You will be asked to submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position. The application deadline is December 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM (ET).

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

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.

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.

Job

Unclassified

Agency

Office of the Attorney General

Schedule

Full-time

Shift

Day

Number of Openings

1

Inquiries

Executive Assistant to the First Assistant Attorney General

617-963-2058

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