Assistant Attorney General - Education Section

The Education Section represents public colleges and universities as well as the Ohio Department of Education and State Board of Education. Duties include handling federal and state litigation and administrative hearings on behalf of the public colleges and universities, the Ohio Department of Education, and State Board of Education, as well as providing general counsel to Boards of Trustees, Presidents and other officers and administrators at public colleges and universities on a variety of legal issues including but not limited to: student affairs, college governance, policy, employment issues, health care, transactional matters, public relations, public records and open meetings, and administrative procedures. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience working as an attorney and have experience in Federal Court. This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule. There may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The headquarter location is our Columbus, Ohio office.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio pursuant to Section 4705.01 of the Ohio Revised Code;

At least 7 years of experience working as an attorney; and

Federal Court experience

Job skills: Attorney/Legal, a ttention to detail, c ollaboration, s trategic thinking, v erbal communication, and w ritten communication