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 OAG is seeking a Paralegal to join its unit within the Department of Human Services (DHS) Trial Litigation Unit. The DHS, operating through 24 local departments of social service offices, is committed to assisting economically vulnerable individuals, providing preventive services, and protecting at-risk children and adults across all of Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City.  The unit includes a Principal Counsel, four Deputy Principal Counsel, one Assistant Deputy Principal Counsel, two supervising attorneys, fifteen Assistant Attorneys General, a paralegal and five administrative assistants. The Paralegal will support the OAG/DHS unit attorneys with paralegal duties and administrative tasks.