Description

Attorney I-IV: Office of the Attorney General of Guam

Travel the Pacific and Asia. Hop on a plane for 3-6 hours to  visit Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, and more! Guam has great hiking trails, a plethora of scuba diving sites, and warm weather even during Christmas! Come work with us and explore this side of the world. 

The general job descriptions for each position are as follows. For a more detailed description and to apply, please visit our website: http://oagguam.org/employment-opportunities/

Please see our Attorney Recruitment page: https://oagguam.org/attorney-recruitment/

Send any inquiries to humanresources@oagguam.org

Annual salary is commensurate with experience. Salaries shown are base salaries. For FY23, attorneys’ salaries are increased by 6%. Also, prosecuting attorneys are entitled to an additional 15%.

Attorney I

Zero (0) to two (2) years experience as a licensed attorney and graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

Handles basic core assignments: rule making, contracts, document review, client counseling, legal research for higher level Attorneys, basic legal memoranda, legal research and writing for draft briefs, opinion writing, appellate briefs, oral arguments in non-complex cases, settlements, client counselling.

Attorney II

Over two (2) and less than four (4) years of progressively responsible experience as a licensed attorney and graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

Handles a variety of moderate to serious legal mailers and ability to resolve moderate cases with general supervision.

Assists in preparation of more complex legal mailers. Provides some guidance and mentoring to Level 1 attorneys, interns and externs.

Provides guidance and mentoring to Level 1 attorneys and at times other Level 2 attorneys.

Attorney III

Four (4) and less than eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience as a licensed attorney and graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

Handles core assignments at a more complex level, and is an expert in one or more areas of law; primarily responsible for the development of legal strategy.

May provide day-to-day legal advice to elected officials; may advise legislative committees and/or individual legislators to provide written or oral advice and assistance as requested which may include bill drafting advice or appearances before the legislative committees as deemed appropriate by the agency head.

Provides guidance and mentoring to Level 1 and 2 attorneys. Conducts in-house training for attorneys.

Provides input to Managing Attorney on level 1 and 2 attorneys’ development and performance.

Attorney IV

Eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible experience as a licensed attorney and graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

Handles core assignments at a complex level, and critically analyzes and handles complex legal matters.

Responsible for preparing complex cases for litigation, initiating and challenging legal policies; counseling high level clients, leadership on complex cases and legal issues.

Leads, guides and mentors attorneys on matters including more complex legal matters; is a resource in specialized matters.