Special Assistant Attorney General
About The Position
The Attorney General is the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office’s attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state’s communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state’s spectacular natural resources, and restore the public’s trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the supreme courts of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office’s attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes but also functionally serve as one of the nation’s largest district attorney’s offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.
Requirements
- Applicants must possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar.
- Candidates should have superior legal research and writing skills, good judgment, excellent communication and advocacy skills, and the capacity to function at a high level in a demanding environment.
- Additionally, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, law enforcement agencies and the public.
Nice To Haves
- Preference will be given to attorneys with prior state or federal clerkships or appellate practice experience.
Responsibilities
- The Office is seeking an attorney to fill a position within the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division to brief and argue appeals from criminal convictions to the Rhode Island Supreme Court, respond to petitions for issuance of writs of certiorari in the Rhode Island Supreme Court, assist with responding to state post-conviction relief applications in the Rhode Island Superior Court, respond to federal petitions for writs of habeas corpus, and provide research and other assistance to trial prosecutors.
Benefits
- For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
- Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
