SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR | Executive Bureau
About The Position
The Attorney General’s Office is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Attorney General’s senior executive team as Senior Legal Advisor. The role supports the Attorney General, the executive team, and bureaus and divisions across the office in implementing strategic priorities. The work spans all five substantive bureaus and focuses particularly on launching and expanding matters that deepen the office’s impact in priority areas. The position works with executive, division, bureau, and unit leadership to identify strategic matters; develop implementation plans and determine the leadership, case-management, and external resources needed; provide legal and coordination support to launch or advance matters; and ensure regular progress reports to the Attorney General and executive team. The advisor also leads cross-divisional or otherwise unassigned initiatives and projects prioritized by the Attorney General. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Boston, Massachusetts. The office’s hybrid model includes some remote workdays; on in-office days, employees report to a designated office in Boston or a regional office. The listed salary range is $147,202 to $175,468, commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
- At least ten years of legal practice.
- Experience setting organizational goals, engaging in strategic planning, implementing effective systems, and executing strategic projects.
- Ability to lead and develop teams, mentor junior staff and attorneys, and work effectively and respectfully with a diverse cross-section of managers and non-managers.
- Outstanding research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated connection to the people and communities served and interest in supporting a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
Nice To Haves
- Preference for complex litigation in consumer protection, civil rights, health care, or another area of practice in the Attorney General’s Office.
- Preference for impact litigation or policy advocacy resulting in demonstrable change.
Responsibilities
- Work with executive team and division, bureau, and unit leadership to identify strategic priority matters consistent with the office’s strategic plan.
- Support development of implementation plans, including defining necessary leadership, case-management, and external resources.
- As needed, provide legal work and coordination to launch or advance priority matters.
- Ensure regular progress reports to the Attorney General and executive team.
- Lead cross-divisional or otherwise unassigned initiatives and projects that are priorities of the Attorney General.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
