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ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - CHARITIES DIVISION

Employer
Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Location
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Start date
Jun 29, 2022
Closing date
Jul 26, 2022

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Category
Government, Legal
Employment Status
Full Time

Job Details

Assistant Attorney General - Charities Division

Closing Date: 07/26/2022

S1 Salary Range: $30.80 - $47.82/hourly; $64,310 - $99,848/annually

S2 Salary Range: $37.90 - $56.02/hourly; $79,135 - $116,969/annually

S3 Salary Range: $42.64 - $68.93/hourly; $89,032 - $143,925/annually

Job Summary

The Office of Attorney General Keith Ellison — one of Minnesota’s largest public law offices and recognized as a 2021 Star Tribune Top Workplace Minnesota and 2022 Top Workplace USA — has a clear mission: we help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect. We are a dynamic group of dedicated professionals who could all work elsewhere but choose public service as a calling, and we are actively building an internal culture that supports that calling.

The Office seeks an experienced attorney to join its Charities Division, which is housed in the Consumer Protection Section of the Office. The Charities Division supervises Minnesota nonprofits, charities, and charitable trusts, and enforces Minnesota charities laws.

The Charities Division protects Minnesota donors from deception and ensures that charitable assets are used to benefit the public. Charities Division Assistant Attorneys General (AAG) have a broad range of responsibilities and opportunities to use their discretion to achieve these goals, including reviewing regulatory filings to ensure compliance with the law, working with entities to achieve voluntary compliance, conducting formal and informal investigations into potential violations, engaging in non-litigation enforcement efforts such as voluntary settlements, and bringing enforcement lawsuits on behalf of the Attorney General. AAGs work closely with financial analysts in investigating and developing cases, but a financial background is not required for AAGs.  AAGs also engage in community outreach and trainings and help educate charities on how to avoid future violations.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduation from a law school accredited by the ABA
  • Licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota or ability to obtain licensure within 90 days of hire
  • A strong desire to advocate for and protect the public interest
  • Proven ability to handle a varied workload with flexibility, independence, and judgment
  • Outstanding oral and written communication skills (a cover letter including a writing sample of up to five pages is required with application)
  • Ability to work in an inclusive, creative, and collaborative work environment

To be considered at the Staff Attorney 2 (S2) level applicants must have more than 5 years of civil litigation experience or equivalent.

To be considered at the Staff Attorney 3 (S3) level applicants must have more than 10 years of civil litigation experience or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Litigation experience
  • Experience using electronic files and case management tools

Why Work For Us

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low cost medical and dental insurance, employer paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year.

Public service with this office may qualify applicants to have part of their student loans forgiven under a federal student loan forgiveness program for state government employees.(Visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service for more information.)

Our differences make us stronger and leveraging them helps us create a workforce where everyone can thrive. The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at our workplace. We do this by developing strong leaders and advocates, increasing cultural competence, and understanding among all employees, and removing institutional barriers and attitudes that prevent employees from advancing as far as their talents will take them. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, familial status, receipt of public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or age.

How to Apply

Interested applicants must apply online through the State of Minnesota Careers website, which is the State’s official application and hiring site. The deadline for applications is July 26, 2022.

  1. Go to www.mn.gov/careers
  2. Apply for posting number 56706
  3. Please ensure to include a writing sample (up to five pages) within the cover letter.

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Contact

If you have questions, contact Sarah Spence-Koivisto at sarah.spence-koivisto@ag.state.mn.us or 651/757-1050.

Company

The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the State of Minnesota. The Office of the Attorney General represents the State of Minnesota on important legal matters that make a difference in the lives of our citizens and establishes and effectuates the legal policy for the State of Minnesota. The Office’s work involves significant and challenging constitutional, statutory, and enforcement matters.

Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered: The Office provides a range of legal practice opportunities to highly capable attorneys with the professional drive and abilities to perform exceptional legal work. We offer our lawyers the opportunity to do important legal work on behalf of the public, to assume a significant amount of responsibility over their files, and to expand on their litigation and courtroom experience.

Required Qualifications: Attorneys who wish to be considered for appointment as an Assistant Attorney General must have a proven and successful track record, superior academic credentials, outstanding analytical, research, writing, and communication skills, excellent judgment and character, and a professional deportment. Applicants must have the desire to serve the public with distinction and the professionalism, skills, and work ethic to put forth the very best legal work on behalf of the public. The selection process is highly competitive.

Company info
Website
Telephone
651-757-1199
Location
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul
MN
55101
US

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