SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

About the role

• Department
• Office of the Attorney General
• Division
• Protective Services (Non-Sworn)
• Salary $83,319.00 - $94,319.00
• Job Profile

JC-00582900-110 - Special Assistant Attorney General (Non-Union Office of Attorney General Employees)

• Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours
• Monday - Friday, 8:30-4:30
• Opening Date
• December 22, 2025
• Closing Date
• Job Requisition Number
• JR100443 SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL (Open)

Pay Grade

• U08730 A
• Classification
• Special Assistant Attorney General
• Class Definition
• RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
• SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
• CRIMINAL DIVISION
• PAY GRADE 8730 ($83,319-$94,319)
• OR COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

About the Office of the Attorney General: The Attorney General is the state's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties.

Every day, the Office's attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state's communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state's spectacular natural resources, and restore the public's trust in government.

Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the supreme courts of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission.

The Office's attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes but also functionally serve as one of the nation's largest district attorney's offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.

Responsibilities

The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated person. The office is seeking an attorney to fill a position within the Criminal Division to handle the investigation and prosecution of misdemeanor and felony cases.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar, be eligible to waive into the Rhode Island Bar, or have taken the Rhode Island Bar Exam this summer. Candidates should have superior writing skills, good judgment, excellent communication and advocacy skills and the capacity to function at a high level in a demanding environment.

Additionally, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff, law enforcement agencies and the public. Candidates must be computer literate and adept at learning new computer programs. The selected applicant will be subject to a full background investigation including reference checks.

Application Process: Applicants should email (1) a cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, (3) list of three references, and (4) a writing sample to:

• Aida Gomez
• Director of Administration
• Office of the Attorney General
• 150 South Main Street
• Providence, RI 02903

Benefits

• Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees.
• Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit.
• Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.
• At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.