Assistant Attorney General- Child Protection
$75,067–$145,371 year
On-sitePortland, Maine, United States
Portland, Maine, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$75,067–$145,371 yearSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeLarge
Full TimeSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeLarge
Job Summary
Litigate DHHS child protection cases in the Portland District Court, with potential responsibilities in surrounding courts. Handle a high-volume caseload of expedited and intensive litigation, requiring multiple court appearances each week and multi-day trials. Develop litigation strategy within days of filing pleadings due to urgent circumstances, while performing regular training for DHHS child welfare staff. Prepare sophisticated brief writing for appellate development opportunities. Full-time position with competitive salary based on qualifications.
Required Qualifications
- Member of the Maine Bar in good standing
- Experience as a litigator
- Excellent writing skills
- Willingness to travel regularly
- Ability to develop proficiency with remote court proceedings
- Demonstrated ability to conduct professional work in a thorough, accurate, resourceful, collegial, and effective manner
- Highly developed skills in all aspects of litigation
- Highly developed skills in client communication
- Highly developed skills in negotiation
- Highly developed skills in time optimization
- Highly developed skills in file management
- Highly developed skills in schedule organization
- Highly developed skills in use of law office technology
- Adherence to the highest standards of legal ethics and civility
- Ability to handle a high-volume caseload of expedited and intensive litigation
- Ability to make multiple court appearances each week
- Ability to handle multi-day trials
- Ability to effectively communicate with clients
- Ability to develop a litigation strategy within days of the filing of pleadings
- Ability to perform regular training for DHHS child welfare staff
- Ability to perform other legal work in the child welfare field as assigned by the Division Chief
- Ability to write sophisticated briefs
Desired Qualifications
- Enjoyment of litigation
- Superb legal writing skills
- Interest in developing as an appellate writer
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