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 five years in a row and Top Workplace USA for four years in a row.
Current Openings
Assistant Attorney General - Public Safety Division
Job Posting: 89260 • Application Deadline: 10/13/2025
The Office is currently seeking an Assistant Attorney General in the Public Safety Division of the Office. The Public Safety Division serves an important role within the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General. Lawyers in the Public Safety Division represent the Commissioner of Public Safety on matters involving implied consent, revocations, forfeitures, and title matters; provide advice, counsel and representation to several boards; and respond to citizen inquiries. The work includes frequent court appearances including evidentiary hearings/trials in district court and before the Office of Administrative Hearings, appellate advocacy, and other civil litigation.
Investigator - Health & Teacher Licensing
Job Posting: 89203 • Application Deadline: 10/15/2025
The Office is currently seeking an Investigator in the Health and Teacher Licensing Division of the Office. Key functions of this position include collaborating with assistant attorneys general and board staff; obtaining, evaluating, and analyzing documents, such as medical records, billing records, and employment records; interviewing complainants, patients, witnesses, and healthcare providers who are the subject of complaints; drafting reports summarizing investigative findings; and assisting attorneys with drafting documents and preparing for trials and other proceedings.
Legal Administrative Assistant - Health & Teacher Licensing
Job Posting: 89292 • Application Deadline: 10/15/2025
The Office of the Minnesota Attorney General is currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal Secretary) in the Health and Teacher Licensing Division in our Town Square Tower office location. Specifically, this position will support attorneys, paralegals, and investigators as directed by the supervisor. The work includes but is not limited to preparing legal documents and briefs, efiling, filing, serving legal documents, opening and closing files, retaining records, and transcribing documents.
Legal Administrative Assistant Senior - Criminal Division
Job Posting: 89263 • Application Deadline: 10/06/2025
The Office is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant Senior in the Criminal Division of our Town Square Tower office location. Specifically, this position will support attorneys and paralegals as directed by the supervisor. This position requires a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension background check.
Request for Qualification
Solicitation of Interest and Request for Qualifications for Outside Counsel Services
This Request for Qualification (RFQ) has been prepared and released by the State of Minnesota Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of creating a list of qualified counsel to provide legal services to the Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy (MMCAP) under the supervision of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AGO). MMCAP is a group purchasing organization for government within the Minnesota Department of Administration. MMCAP is seeking comprehensive analysis and legal advice related to compliance in its purchasing operations. SUBMITTALS DUE BY 4:00 P.M. (Central time) on October 22, 2025. Please email submittals to RFQ.response@ag.state.mn.us
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.
