Assistant Attorney General
Natural Resources and Native American Affairs General Counsel Salary Range: $81,000 - $120,000 per year. Location: 500 North 9th Street, Bismarck, ND Selecting Supervisor: Matthew Sagsveen, Director, Natural Resources and Native American Affairs Division
Summary of Work
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state of North Dakota, and the Attorney General's Office serves more than 70 state agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as the University System. The Natural Resources and Native American Affairs Division, a division of the North Dakota Office of Attorney General, is seeking an experienced attorney to lead and manage a legal portfolio including complex oil and gas, property, energy law, and other natural resources cases as assigned. Typical duties for this position may include working collaboratively with the division director and attorneys on the following tasks: Facilitate strong working relationships with state agency clients and stakeholders Legal research, writing, discovery, motion practice, document preparation, and trial or hearing preparation Represent clients in administrative and civil proceedings Administrative case management and tracking Appellate advocacy Manage clients' legal operations Respond to legal correspondence Monitor, draft, and review legislation, and provide legislative testimony as needed Manage outside counsel
Minimum Qualifications
Licensed to practice law in North Dakota, or the expectation of imminent admission to the North Dakota bar. 2+ years of experience is preferred. Experience in the oil and gas or natural resources related industry is preferred, but not required. High ethical standards and a clean disciplinary record. Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality. Advanced interpersonal skills needed to work well with the public. The judgment, reliability, and willingness to devote time and energy necessary to provide excellent legal services to the State of North Dakota. Ability, demonstrated in previous employment experience or otherwise shown, to establish and maintain effective, harmonious working relationships with clients, colleagues, and supervisors. Excellent time management and organization skills. Proven ability or potential to produce excellent legal work product. Successful completion of the interview process, reference checks, and standard background and criminal record checks to determine knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform assistant attorney general tasks.
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Application Procedures
Applicants are screened based on qualifications, successful completion of the interview process and a background and criminal investigation. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Office of Attorney General does not provide sponsorships. Application package must be received by 11:59 PM on the closing date listed on the opening. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT: Documents to be submitted: Resume Cover letter with a summary that clearly explains how the applicant's work experience is related to the summary of work and minimum/preferred qualifications 3 Professional References College Transcripts (copies or unofficial versions are acceptable for the initial application process but when the top candidate is given a conditional employment offer, they are required to present official transcripts) The North Dakota Office of Attorney General prohibits candidates from plagiarizing any portion of their employment application and interview process to include responses to questions in which you must provide a narrative and/or verbal response. You must create your own responses originally and not copy or adapt them from other sources. While the North Dakota Office of Attorney General encourages you to create your narratives and interview responses with great care, including correct use of grammar and style, you are prohibited from using any artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool, to include but not limited to ChatGPT during the interview process. Any information you provide during the application and interview process is subject to verification. The North Dakota Office of Attorney General will discontinue your candidacy if we find you have violated this prohibition on use of AI tools in the application and interview process. All hiring decisions are subject to approval by the Attorney General. No offer of employment is final or binding until approved by the Attorney General. Anyone needing assistance or accommodations during any part of the application or interview process please contact Ashley, Office of Attorney General: E-mail: ; phone: or TTY: .
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act. As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § .