The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge, supervision, and direction of the State’s legal business, acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies, various boards, commissions, officials, and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection, and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime, Medicaid fraud, environmental crimes, insurance fraud, state tax evasion, and other statutorily assigned matters. As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General, Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity, justice, and fairness.
OAG is seeking applicants for a full-time Associate General Counsel within the Executive Division. In 2023, the Attorney General established a new position for the first-ever General Counsel in the Executive Division of the OAG. The General Counsel serves as senior legal advisor to the OAG, the largest law firm in the State, and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team. The Associate General Counsel will be responsible for managing a large, diverse portfolio of legal matters, which includes a mix of shorter-term, day-to-day activities and mid-term and longer-term projects. Working along with the General Counsel, and an Executive Assistant, the Associate General Counsel will help to build and sustain the OAG as a premier public law firm in Maryland and nationwide.
The Associate General Counsel will work closely with the General Counsel in the following areas: (1) Management and Administration, (2) Ethics and Standards of Practice, (3) Outside Assistant Counsel Management, (4) Public Information Access, and (5) General Advice and Counsel.
The Associate General Counsel will:
- Develop new and improve existing OAG policies and procedures and support their effective implementation.
- Provide advice and counsel on human resource matters, including disciplinary actions, employee grievances, EEO, bullying, whistleblower, and other workplace complaints.
- Provide advice and counsel on procurement and contracting, including creating and revising RFPs and contracts.
- Conduct reviews of conflicts of interest and other ethics matters, including requests for clearance of secondary employment and other activities by OAG staff, requests for conflict waivers, and applicant/new hire screening.
- Provide guidance on organizational and individual compliance with MD Attorney Rules on Professional Conduct and MD Public Ethics Law.
- Assist in procurement and contracting with outside Assistant Counsel.
- Review and manage responses to Public Information Act requests for records of the OAG.
- Provide guidance on OAG organizational compliance with the Open Meetings Act.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 years of experience, but candidates with less than 6 years of experience are eligible to apply, providing advice and counsel to businesses, nonprofits, or government agencies in one or more of the following areas: human resources, procurement and contracting, compliance and risk management, ethics, and public information and access. Candidates should have excellent legal research, writing, and problem-solving skills, and be able to handle a diverse portfolio of work, juggling multiple tasks and responding to urgent situations as needed. The ideal candidate will have experience or be comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and be able to adapt quickly. They will be interested in promoting organizational excellence and inclined to provide responsive customer service. Current or pending admission to the Maryland Bar, or the present ability to be admitted without examination or by UBE transfer, is required.
Application Process
Interested persons should submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample in PDF format to Peter Berns, General Counsel, via email to pberns@oag.maryland.gov by close of business on Friday, February 6, 2026. Please write “Associate General Counsel Application” in the subject line.
