Assistant Attorney General - Agriculture & Health Division, Olympia

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All employees and volunteers of the Washington State Attorney General's Office serve a crucial role in the protection of the state, its people and resources, thereby providing an incomparable degree of job satisfaction. The AGO is composed of diverse, collegial and supremely talented legal professionals who are resolute in their commitment to public service and share the common goal of advancing the public interest.

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• A competitive benefit package that includes affordable medical plan options, dental benefits and retirement plans
• Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Military and Civil Leave and Paid Holidays
• Transparent salary schedule - AAG salaries are set between $83,856 and $157,080. The exact amount is set in accordance with Appendix B of the AWAAG CBA
• The AGO will pay the general bar dues of someone who begins their assignment on or before January 31st per Article 10.8 of the AWAAG CBA
• Flex schedules and telecommuting options
• A formal AAG mentoring program that complements the AGO's inherently collegial and supportive environment
• Health and wellness program
• Training and career development program that is recognized for its excellence and efficacy by AGOs nationwide

The Agriculture and Health Division is a team of 16 Assistant Attorneys General and 9 professional staff located at the AGO’s main Capitol Campus location in Olympia, WA. We have a wide range of backgrounds, value diversity, and work in a collegial, collaborative, and flexible environment.

Our work touches most aspects of Washingtonians’ lives by helping to protect and promote public health and our state’s economic, cultural, and environmental resources. Our primary client agencies are the Department of Health, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and we advise numerous related boards and commissions. We provide client advice and litigate cases in a wide array of areas with real world impacts, including environmental and public health;

licensing and oversight of health care providers and facilities; disease prevention and control; affordable housing and housing development; homelessness prevention and response; broadband expansion; renewable energy, climate change, and environmental justice; community and economic development; historic and archaeological resource preservation; and animal, commodity, food, and plant safety.

This position is for an attorney who will provide client advice and administrative and civil litigation services to various client agencies and programs. The mix of client programs for this position will depend on the division’s and clients’ needs and the successful candidate’s experience and interests. This AAG will represent health care provider and facility licensing programs administered by the Department of Health and related boards and commissions and may provide counsel to programs within the Department of Agriculture.

The AAG in this position may also represent programs within the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, with the potential for the right candidate to eventually take on a lead counsel role for the agency.

AHD has a wide variety of client programs, and there are regular opportunities to change assignments to explore new areas and develop new skills. The successful candidate will work directly with their agency clients from the start, with extensive support from their supervisors and colleagues.

The position will advise clients on common agency issues related to statutory and regulatory authority, legislation, rule making, public records, Open Public Meetings…