ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE - 81703

ASST ATTORNEY GENERAL - CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE

Office of the TN Attorney General and Reporter

Constitutional Defense Division

Nashville, TN

Closing Date: 10/12/2026

Our employees can be eligible for 2 regularly scheduled remote workdays per week after 6 months of employment

For more information, visit the link below:
https://wwwtngov/content/tn/attorneygeneral/employment/aag-cddhtml

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is a full-service law firm, representing the State in litigation, transactional matters, and investigations and providing day-to-day legal advice to a wide variety of state entities and officials. The Attorney General's Office employs approximately 200 attorneys organized into 21 legal divisions within 6 sections.

How you make a difference in this role:

Part of the Special Advocacy Section of the Attorney General's Office, the Constitutional Defense Division (CDD) specializes in complex constitutional and election-related litigation. CDD complements the work of the Strategic Litigation Unit and the Office of the Solicitor General to protect the will of Tennesseans expressed through their elected government. Many of CDD's cases involve novel issues, sweeping requests for relief, and fast-paced injunction and appellate proceedings. The Division strives for excellence in all aspects of its legal representation through high-quality work in a collaborative environment with a meaningful impact.

Job Overview:

The duties and responsibilities of attorneys in CDD include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Developing case strategy with clients and supervisors;
• Collaborating with other attorneys, paralegals, and support staff within the office;
• Navigating and effectively employing oral, written, and electronic discovery;
• Pursuing effective motion practice through outstanding legal research and writing; 
• Protecting the State's interests on appeal; and
• Representing Tennessee with excellence in the courtroom and outside the office.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must demonstrate:

• High capacity for analytical reasoning through outstanding research and writing;
• Familiarity with and interest in constitutional law and statutory interpretation;
• Strong academic performance; and
• Admitted to the Tennessee bar or eligible for admission and in good standing with current bar.

Preferred Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate will preferably demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Civil litigation experience, with a preference for experience in constitutional and civil rights litigation or complex commercial litigation;
• Judicial clerkship experience;
• Experience as a first-chair or lead attorney in evidentiary hearings or trial; or
• Electronic discovery experience.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.