Job Title: Assistant Attorney General Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Salary: The salary range is based on a multitude of factors including applicable personnel rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Up to 5 years of experience – $84,047 – $135,450
5 or more years of experience – $89,727 – $144,573
Location: Office of the Attorney General, Department of Human Services
Carroll County Child Support Administration
1232-D Tech Court, Westminster, MD 21157
Telework: A hybrid remote telework and in-office schedule option is available per applicable policies and procedures.
DESCRIPTION: 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.
Responsibilities
The OAG is seeking applicants for a full-time Assistant Attorney General to represent the Carroll County Child Support Administration. Child support attorneys are primarily responsible for representing the local office of child support in state court litigation involving the establishment of paternity and child support orders, modification of child support orders, and judicial enforcement of child support orders. The attorneys also provide general advice and counsel to the agency.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this position would have at least two years of experience in trial litigation. Maryland Bar membership is required. Applicants must possess excellent oral and written advocacy skills. Family law experience and proficiency with the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is helpful, but not required.
Application Process
Interested persons should submit the following documents in pdf format: (1) a resume; (2) one writing sample; and (3) a list of three references. Submissions should be emailed to Jennifer Caffrey, Chief Supervising Attorney for Child Support, at Jennifer.Caffrey1@maryland.gov, by the close of business on Wednesday, April 24, 2204. Please write “Carroll County Child Support Attorney Vacancy” in the subject line.
