ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
About The Position
The Attorney General's Office is looking for a highly motivated Assistant Attorney General of integrity and commitment to public service to serve as a prosecutor in the White Collar & Public Integrity Division of the Criminal Bureau. This Assistant Attorney General will be responsible for handling a broad range of criminal cases, spanning financial crime and public corruption offenses. Financial crime includes fiduciary embezzlement by professionals, complex financial frauds, and tax fraud schemes. Public corruption includes a broad array of schemes involving public officials, public institutions, and public funds. The Criminal Bureau is staffed by a group of experienced prosecutors who partner with financial investigators, Massachusetts State Police troopers assigned to the Attorney General's Office, and local, state, and federal investigative and enforcement agencies.
Requirements
- A member of the Massachusetts bar or eligible for admission in short order.
- Minimum of seven years of full-time legal experience, including significant experience as a prosecutor or defense attorney, in white collar or other complex criminal litigation, preferred.
- Demonstrated commitment to serving the public interest.
- Ability and desire to handle multiple complex and challenging priority matters simultaneously.
- Ability to successfully manage all members of a large internal and external investigative team, develop strong working relationships with outside agencies, and effectively represent the Commonwealth and the Attorney General before federal and state courts, agencies, and the public.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A valid Massachusetts driver's license is required, as travel is necessary to various courts.
- Applicants must be active members in good standing of the Massachusetts Bar at the time of application.
- The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a connection to the people and communities we serve and an interest in supporting a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of seven years of full-time legal experience, including significant experience as a prosecutor or defense attorney, in white collar or other complex criminal litigation, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assume an existing caseload of substantive prosecutions and investigations
- Handle new assignments that include initial review and screening of allegations, formal grand jury investigations, and prosecutions up to and including trial
- Lead and coordinate the efforts of a prosecutorial team that typically includes a financial investigator, a state trooper, a victim/witness advocate, and support staff
- Conduct joint investigations with other federal, state, and local referral agencies, prosecutorial organizations, and/or law enforcement agencies
- Aid the investigative and prosecutorial efforts of others within the Division
- Provide leadership and oversight of other team members' contributions to case prosecutions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
