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.

The Office of the Attorney General is seeking an energetic, collegial, proficient litigation attorney to fill an Assistant Attorney General VI vacancy assigned to represent and provide legal advice to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“Public Safety”). This unit of the OAG consists of 17 attorneys and 5 professional staff.  The breadth of litigation and legal issues arising from Public Safety and its units create great opportunities for both junior and senior attorneys seeking to advance their careers with the Office of the Attorney General.

Public Safety is comprised of many divisions, including the Division of Correction, Division of Parole and Probation, Division of Pretrial Detention and Services, the Maryland Parole Commission, the Patuxent Institution, and the Sex Offender Registration Unit.  The size of the Department presents dynamic opportunities for lawyers to learn new substantive areas of law and hone their legal skills.  For example, the Assistant Attorneys General handle cases and legal issues pertaining to the Public Information Act, procurement law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act.  The Department also handles cutting-edge legal issues pertaining to developing transgender law, body worn cameras, civil RICO claims, and equal employment opportunity claims.  Attorneys are presented with opportunities to manage their own cases, handle depositions, brief and argue motions and memoranda in cases seeking judicial review of agency decisions​, and assist in trial.  All atttorneys have the opportunity to learn new areas of law, become specialists for a particular unit of the Department, conduct trials and other litigation as first-chair, and provide mentoring opportunities to more junior attorneys.  The Assistant Attorneys General practice law before the federal trial and appellate courts, State circuit, district and appellate courts, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and other administrative agencies.  These opportunities exist in a collegial environment that provides flexibility with knowledgeable support from staff and experienced attorneys.