Assistant Attorney General - Complex Litigation Division

The Division has a lengthy history of challenging past federal government action, including leading multistate litigation to protect and increase access to medication abortion, and litigates cases such as Washington’s lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic, challenges to the constitutionality of the State’s laws restricting gun magazine capacity size and the law banning the sale of assault weapons, and ongoing arbitrations related to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

• Attorneys in the Complex Litigation Division work on some of the Office’s most challenging and high-profile cases
• Directing and assisting in investigations
• Drafting pleadings, motions, and memoranda from initial filing through post-judgment proceedings
• Depositions and all other aspects of discovery
• Presenting oral argument
• Participating in trial and post-trial proceedings, including appeals, in state and/or federal court

• Five or more years actively litigating civil cases in state and federal courts
• Superior interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills
• Exceptional ability to advance legal arguments by writing persuasively, concisely, and respectfully

• A competitive benefit package that includes affordable medical plan options, dental benefits and retirement plans
• Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Military and Civil Leave and Paid Holidays
• Transparent salary schedule - AAG salaries are set between $82,212 and $153,996
• A formal AAG mentoring program that complements the AGO's inherently collegial and supportive environment
• Health and wellness program
• Training and career development program that is recognized for its excellence and efficacy by AGOs nationwide

The AGO is composed of diverse, collegial and supremely talented legal professionals who are resolute in their commitment to public service and share the common goal of advancing the public interest.