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 - Wage Theft
Posting Number: 86460 • Closing Date: 6/10/2025
The Office is currently seeking an Assistant Attorney General (AAG) to join the Wage Theft Division which is housed in the Consumer Protection Section of the Office. As a wage theft attorney, you will have the opportunity to serve some of Minnesota’s most vulnerable and underserved communities. While the Division’s work is for the benefit of all Minnesota workers, much of the Division’s enforcement actions are focused on unlawful wage and hour practices that target vulnerable and low-wage workers across the state, including immigrant communities and people of color.
Executive Assistant
Posting Number: 86689 • Closing Date: 6/18/2025
The Office is currently seeking an Executive Assistant to work exclusively in support of the Attorney General in a close and confidential capacity. The Executive Assistant to the Attorney General provides broad executive level administrative support in a fast-paced office. This position requires discretion, independent judgement, strong initiative, and exceptional interpersonal and communications skills.
Legal Administrative Assistant
Posting Number: 86716 • Closing Date: 6/12/2025
The Office is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal Secretary). This position is in our Town Square Tower office location. Specifically, this position will support attorneys and paralegals 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- Wage Theft and Consumer Protection Division
Posting Number: 86477 • Closing Date: 6/17/2025
The Office of the Minnesota Attorney General is currently seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal Secretary) to support the Wage Theft and Consumer Protection Divisions 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.
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.
