Job Description

Assistant Attorney General

Position No .: 125-29429

Salary : $81,000 - $105,000 annually. For full benefits package, click here:?Total Rewards Calculator.

Closing Date : March 23, 2025

Status: Full-Time

Recruitment: Internal/External

Location: ?Bismarck, ND

Selecting Supervisor : Jeremy Ensrud, Criminal Law Division

Summary of Work

The Criminal Law Division of the North Dakota Attorney General's Office has an immediate opening for a full-time attorney. This position will provide legal advice to law enforcement agencies including the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Highway Patrol. This position may also provide legal guidance to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, State Crime Laboratory, and Gaming. This position may include responding to federal habeas corpus positions within the State of North Dakota. This position also involves participation, as a representative of the Office of Attorney General, in several statutorily required committees.

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.

Employees in this position are eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Location of Work: This position is in Bismarck, ND

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in North Dakota and the federal court, or the expectation of imminent admission to the North Dakota bar.
• Three or more years of prosecution experience preferred.
• 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.

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Application Procedures

Applicants are screened based on qualifications, successful completion of the interview process and a background and criminal investigation. 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.

Application package must be received by 11:59 PM on the closing date listed on the opening.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT:

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 Ashley, Office of Attorney General: E-mail: [email protected]; phone: (701) 328-1256 or TTY: 1-800-366-6888.

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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.

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