Career Opportunities
About the Office
The Office of Attorney General Keith Ellison has a clear mission: we help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect. We are a dynamic group of dedicated professionals who choose public service as a calling, and we are actively and intentionally committed to supporting an internal culture that affirms that calling. The Office is one of Minnesota’s largest public law offices and as of 2024, has been recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace Minnesota for four years in a row and Top Workplace USA for four years in a row.
Current Openings
Assistant Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division
Posting Number: 86182 • Closing Date: 6/3/2025
The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection efforts serve all Minnesota consumers; however, a significant portion of the Office’s investigations and enforcement actions focus on unlawful business practices that disproportionately impact individuals with limited means, seniors, students, children and youth, and immigrant communities. The Office is currently seeking a motivated, knowledgeable, and experienced attorney to join the hardworking team of professionals protecting the consumer and privacy rights of Minnesotans.
Assistant Attorney General - Education Division
Posting Number: 86110 • Closing Date: 5/22/2025
The Office is currently seeking an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in the Education Division of the Office. The AAG’s primary caseload will involve representing the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in lawsuits and administrative proceedings. The AAG may also advise and represent one or more of the three public pension funds in litigation.
Assistant Attorney General - Transactional
Posting Number: 86304 • Closing Date: 5/30/2025
The Office is currently seeking an attorney to represent the Office and state agencies in transactional matters. The focus of the position will be on: (1) advising clients on state contracting statutes; (2) negotiating, reviewing, and drafting contracts for the Office and agency clients; and (3) general advice to agency clients on a wide range of issues, including statutory and administrative rules issues. Based upon experience, need, and interest, there is also the potential to engage in work on state bonds, copyright and trademark issues, and real estate and lending issues.
Investigator - Consumer Protection Division
Posting Number: 86184 • Closing Date: 6/3/2025
The Office is currently seeking an investigator to join the Consumer Protection Division where they will work to enforce the newly enacted Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, as well as laws related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
Legal Administrative Assistant Senior
Posting Number: 86136 • Closing Date: 5/22/2025
The Office is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant Senior. This position is in our Town Square Tower office location. Specifically, this position will support attorneys and paralegals as directed by the Legal Secretary Senior and the supervisor. This position requires a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension background check.
Our differences make us stronger and leveraging them helps us create a workforce where everyone can thrive. The State of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at our workplace. We do this by developing strong leaders and advocates, increasing cultural competence, and understanding among all employees, and removing institutional barriers and attitudes that prevent employees from advancing as far as their talents will take them. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, familial status, receipt of public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, or age.
We will make reasonable accommodations to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at (651) 259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. Please indicate what assistance you need.
