The Special Litigation Section represents the State, its agencies, officers and employees in complex, novel, controversial or high-profile litigation. The Special Deputy Attorney General position enhances the Attorney General’s Office’s ability to represent the State’s interests.
This position will perform advanced professional legal work and handle lawsuits at all levels in all courts of the State and the United States. These suits can involve constitutional issues, public policy concerns or issues that have extreme impact on economic conditions, natural resources or a broad segment of the general public.
This attorney will be responsible for consulting and working with clients in other agencies and for keeping those clients appropriately informed about the status of suits involving them.
This position will have direct and independent responsibility for devising and implementing strategies and tactics for resolving suits in a manner consistent with the state’s policies and the interests of citizens.
Responsibilities
- Ability to conduct complex civil or criminal litigation in trial and appellate courts and
- Ability to interpret and apply laws, constitutional provisions, statutes, administrative regulations, and court decisions.
- Knowledge of case, statutory, regulatory, common law, judicial and quasi-judicial procedures.
- Ability to analyze facts, evidence, and legal instruments and express conclusions and arguments clearly and logically in oral and written form.
- Ability to determine issues in various cases, analyze complex legal problems, and render formal opinions.
Qualifications
Licensed to practice law by the North Carolina State Bar and five years of progressively responsible professional legal experience.
Application Process
Please use this link to apply: Special Deputy Attorney General, Attorney V, Special Litigation Section (60010334) | Job Details tab | Career Pages
Resumes and cover letters: To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the online application form. This information is used to determine if you meet the requirements of the position, and if you are selected, it is used to determine a salary offer.
Application status: To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. Upon the closing date, applications are “Under Review” and will be screened by Human Resources for the qualified applicants. The hiring process may take an average of 6 – 8 weeks. All applicants will be notified by email once a position is filled.
NeoGov Help Line: If you have technical issues submitting your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. If you have any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact the NC DOJ Human Resources office.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
NC Department of Justice
Human Resources Office
114 W. Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-716-6490
