Assistant Attorney General; Civil Recovery Section

08/21/2026

09/07/2026

Department of Justice

$9,063 - $17,597

Employee

Assistant Attorney General (Civil Recovery Section)

Civil Enforcement Division, Civil Recovery Section

The Oregon Department of Justice is seeking applicants for an attorney position in the Civil Recovery Section of the Civil Enforcement Division. This position will be based in our Salem office, with opportunities to work in our Portland or Eugene offices, plus additional opportunities for remote work. The Civil Recovery Section represents all state agencies, boards, and commissions in civil litigation, probate, collections and bankruptcy proceedings.

The successful applicant will represent state agencies in a wide variety of litigation in which the state is a plaintiff, including litigation involving:

• Contracts and Grant Agreement Disputes.
• Damage to State Property.
• Environmental Contamination.
• Fraud and Over payments.
• Injunctive Relief.
• Probate (including estates, guardian ships and conservatorships).
• Real Property Disputes (including foreclosures, ejectments and quiet title litigation).
• Receiverships.
• Wildfire litigation.

Questions regarding this position may be directed to Michael Grant, Attorney-in-Charge, Civil Recovery Section, at .

• Active membership in good standing with the Oregon State Bar by the time of appointment.
• At least five (5) years experience litigating cases in Oregon state or federal court.
• Possess superior analytical, advocacy, research, verbal communication, and writing skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Experience representing clients, including communicating directly with clients and managing client relationships.
• Collaborative work history with lawyers and non-lawyers.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and an inclusive working environment where diverse individual experiences and perspectives are valued and supported.
• Willingness and availability to travel throughout the state for court appearances, and other case-related work, including overnight stays away from home.

• Civil litigation experience, including first chair trial experience and jury trial experience.
• Commercial litigation experience.
• Experience negotiating and resolving claims.
• Completion of each of the following tasks during a trial in state or federal court:
  Opening statement;
  Closing argument;
  Direct examination of a fact witness;
  Cross examination of a fact witness;
  Direct examination of an expert witness;
  Cross examination of an expert witness; and jury selection.
• Taking and defending depositions in state or federal court actions.
• Complex discovery experience, including use of electronic discovery platforms.
• Strong research and writing skills.

Applicants most closely matching the requirements and needs of the position will be invited to interview. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

• Attach your resume. Please identify your substantive practice area and the types of cases you have worked on (for example, breach of contract, real property matters, litigation, probate litigation, etc.).
• Attach your cover letter.
• Attach a writing sample (not to exceed seven pages) suitable for assessing analytical and writing ability). A writing sample is not needed from attorneys currently working at the Oregon Department of Justice at the time of application. However, a copy may be requested at a later date if needed.

This OAJA-represented position will be filled at either the Assistant Attorney General or Senior Assistant Attorney General level, salary range $9,063.00 - $17,597.00 per month, depending primarily on years of legal practice experience and other factors. Employees who are Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) participating members will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS;

the salary range noted reflects base salary only. For a partial list of our benefits, you can learn here.

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