Senior Legal Advisor

Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Category Legal
Job Description
Role Overview

The Senior Legal Advisor will support the Attorney General, her executive team, and bureaus and divisions across the office on implementation of the office's strategic priorities. This will include leading or supporting priority matters and helping to align resources to maximize use of the tools of the office to achieve particular goals.

What You Will Do

Primary duties include working with the executive team, and Division, Bureau, and Unit leadership to identify key strategic priority matters to advance, consistent with the AGO's strategic plan, and leading cross-divisional or otherwise unassigned initiatives or projects that are priorities of the Attorney General.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The Attorney General's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and the Office encourages applicants from a broad spectrum of backgrounds to apply for positions.

Requirements

  • At least ten (10) years of legal practice
  • Experience setting organizational goals, engaging in strategic planning, implementing effective systems, and executing on strategic projects
  • An ability to lead and develop teams, mentor junior staff and attorneys, and work effectively and respectfully with a cross-sectional, diverse group of managers and non-managers to accomplish goals
  • Outstanding research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Demonstrated connection to the people and communities we serve, and an interest in supporting a respectful, diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment
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