Closing Date: 23rd September, 2025
Description:
Basic Function:The duties of a Senior Deputy Attorney General within the Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section involve supervising and/or conducting investigations and enforcement actions regarding property committed to charitable purposes to ensure it is duly administered for the benefit of the public-at-large. This is advanced professional work rendering legal services of great complexity and importance. Employees in this position work independently except in extraordinary cases and are responsible for handling litigation of a highly specialized nature at the trial court level. Employees assigned to this level are usually considered experts in the following fields of law and may supervise a small professional staff concerning:
- the proper administration of decedents' estates and inter vivos trusts involving a charitable interest pursuant to the Commonwealth Attorney Act, 71 P.S. 732-101 et seq., the Probates, Estates & Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa. C.S. 101, et seq., the procedural rules of court, and Pennsylvania's common law;
- the governance of nonprofit organizations formed for charitable purposes in redressing the waste, mismanagement, or diversion of assets, as well as overseeing amendments to organizational purposes and change-of-control transactions to ensure compliance with the Associations Code, 15 Pa. C.S. 101, et seq., and the Nonprofit Corporations Law of 1988, 15 Pa. C.S. 5101, et seq.; and
- public fundraising campaigns conducted by charitable organizations and/or their professional fundraisers subject to the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, 10 P.S. 162.1 et seq., and Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, 73 P.S. 201-1, et seq.
Examples of Duties:
- Prepares, tries, and argues cases in various courts in the state and in federal district courts
- Prepares pleadings, briefs, and allied court papers in connection with suits, trials, hearings, or other court procedures
- Reviews proposed fundamental transactions involving nonprofit entities, including but not limited to changes of control, sale of assets, diversion of assets, etc.
- Performs legal research in connection with the preparation of trial and appellate briefs
- Oversees the maintenance of complete and accurate files within an electronic case management system
- Supervises junior attorneys in specific matters
- Supervises investigative and clerical support staff
- Drafts memoranda and provides recommendations involving complex issues
- Answers routine correspondence
- Performs related work as required
Minimum Experience and Training
Graduation from an accredited school of law, admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in professional legal work