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
Human Services Division
Posting Number: 91746 | Application Deadline: February 23, 2026
The Office is currently seeking an Assistant Attorney General in the Human Services Division of the Office. The Human Services Division provides litigation services and legal counsel to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Direct Care and Treatment, and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. AAGs in the division represent these agencies in a broad range of cases involving health care, licensing, children and family services, and civil commitment.
Intern (Summer 2026)
Mondale-Humphrey Scholars
Posting Number: 92234 | Application Deadline: March 5, 2026
The Office is currently seeking three 2026 Summer Undergraduate Interns to join the Mondale-Humphrey Scholars program. This program is designed to introduce undergraduate students to state service and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. As an undergraduate program we are seeking students with all types of majors and school or career goals. This opportunity is particularly suited for students who are not currently on a pre-law track or pursuing law school, as the work is designed to support broader exposure to public service and state government.
Legal Administrative Assistant
Charities and Consumer Protection Divisions
Posting Number: 91944 | Application Deadline: February 19, 2026
The Office is seeking a Legal Secretary to support the Charities and Consumer Protection Divisions 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 occasionally 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.
