ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION - 82849

Executive Service

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION -------------------------------------------------------------------

Office of the TN Attorney General and Reporter

Civil Rights Enforcement Division

Nashville, TN

Closing Date: 11/19/2026

Our employees may be eligible to work remotely 2 regularly scheduled days per week after completing 6 months of employment

For more information, visit the link below:

https://wwwtngov/content/tn/attorneygeneral/employment/cred-aaghtml

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is a full-service law firm, representing the State in litigation, transactional matters, and investigations and providing day-to-day legal advice to a wide variety of state entities and officials.

The Office's Civil Rights Enforcement Division enforces the Tennessee Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on certain protected characteristics in employment, education, housing and places of public accommodation.

The Division investigates discrimination complaints, resolves complaints through both mediation and informal negotiations, and when necessary, files lawsuits on behalf of complainants and the State of Tennessee. Its office is in Nashville, but the Division has statewide enforcement authority.

How you make a difference in this role

Assistant attorneys general in the Civil Rights Enforcement Division enforce the State's anti-discrimination laws. AAGs are actively involved in pre-litigation activities, including investigations and complaint-resolution efforts, and they litigate on behalf of both victims of discrimination and the State of Tennessee.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead investigations into complaints of civil-rights discrimination by utilizing pre-suit investigative tools like requests for information, civil investigative demands, and requests for sworn testimony; interviewing potential witnesses; and providing legal direction to the Division's investigators;
• File lawsuits pursuant to the State's anti-discrimination laws, and handle all aspects of civil litigation, including motion practice, discovery, mediation, trial, and in some cases, appellate practice;
• Monitor compliance with settlement agreements and court orders;
• Advise the Division Director and executive leadership on how to proceed with complaints, investigations, settlements, and litigation;
• Work to preserve Tennessee's interests in federal agency rulemaking and through amicus efforts;
• Collaborate with other attorneys, investigators, support staff, and senior leadership within the Office and with the Division's federal partners; and
• Perform in compliance with the law, office policies, legal ethics rules and in furtherance of the Office's mission to provide principled, independent, and excellent counsel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four or more years of civil litigation experience, with a strong preference for experience in litigation involving state and federal civil rights laws (e.g., Title VII, Fair Housing Act, Tennessee Human Rights Act) or other public-protection laws (e.g., state consumer protection laws, state or federal false claim acts;
• Experience conducting investigations using a variety of investigative tools and methods, including interviewing witnesses, taking sworn testimony, and gathering and analyzing documentary evidence;
• Experience presenting legal arguments and evidence in state or federal court;
• Experience drafting memoranda, investigative inquiries, pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery requests;
• Experience negotiating settlement terms through mediation or informal communications;
• Strong written and oral communication skills (all applicants must submit a recent writing sample); and
• Licensed to practice law in Tennessee or pursuing admission to practice law in Tennessee;

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.