Closing Date: 8th January, 2026
Description:
Description:Persons requiring reasonable accommodation in the application process or requiring information in an alternative format may contact the recruitment team at HREmployment@atg.wa.gov. Those with a hearing impairment in need of accommodation are encouraged to contact the Washington Relay Service at 1-800-676-3777 or www.washingtonrelay.com.
About the Attorney General's Office
All employees and volunteers of the Washington State Attorney General's Office serve a crucial role in the protection of the state, its people and resources, thereby providing an incomparable degree of job satisfaction. The AGO is composed of diverse, collegial and supremely talented legal professionals who are resolute in their commitment to public service and share the common goal of advancing the public interest. For more information about the AGO, we encourage you to review the Office's Annual Report which can be found HERE.
Benefit and Compensation Details
The Office appreciates the benefits of a healthy life-work balance as well as a respectful, inclusive and diverse workplace. Successful candidates will join an Office in which every person is committed to providing exceptional legal services and where individual professional development is encouraged and supported. The exceptional benefits of joining the AGO include:
- Transparent salary - $187,600
- A competitive benefit package that includes:
- Affordable medical plan options, including vision benefits,
- Dental benefits covered 100%
- Retirement plan (employee/employer contribution)
- Deferred Compensation Plan
- 11 paid holidays and 1 personal holiday
- 8 hours sick leave accrual per month
- 9.33 hours to start, then up to 16.67 hours of annual leave accrual per month (based on years of state service)
- Flex schedules and telecommuting options
- The AGO will pay the general bar dues of someone who begins their assignment on or before January 31st
- Qualifying Employer for Public Loan Forgiveness Program
- A formal AAG mentoring program that complements the AGO's inherently collegial and supportive environment
- Health and wellness program
- Training and career development program that provides CLE credits and is recognized for its excellence and efficacy by AGOs nationwide
The Wing Luke Civil Rights Division is located in Seattle and consists of eighteen attorneys, five investigators, and ten professional staff members.
The Division works to protect the rights of Washingtonians to live and participate in our communities without discrimination and is consistently engaged in some of the most significant investigations and litigation handled by the Attorney General's Office. For example, we have taken the lead in challenging federal overreach, including the government's attempt to ban gender-affirming care (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/judge-grants-wa-s-injunction-request-blocking-trump-s-illegal-order-targeting) and do away with birthright citizenship (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/judge-grants-injunction-wa-suit-against-unconstitutional-birthright-citizenship). The Division regularly takes action to protect Washingtonians' right to be free from discrimination on the bases of protected characteristics including: race (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-takes-discriminatory-blanket-housing-bans-renters-criminal-histories), national origin, (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-announces-used-car-dealer-will-pay-250000-over-discrimination) citizenship or immigration status (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-mushroom-producer-ostrom), religion (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/electroimpact-pay-485k-over-anti-muslim-harassment-retaliation-claims), sex (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-spokane-car-dealership-admits-sexual-harassment-will-pay-280k), sexual orientation (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-files-lawsuit-challenging-trump-administration-move-limit-anti), gender identity (https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploadedfiles/Another/News/Press_Releases/16-273%20bsac%20States%20%28CORRECTED%29.pdf) (Download PDF reader),(https://get.adobe.com/reader/) veteran or military status (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-s-sweep-uncovers-illegal-housing-discrimination-against-veterans), disability,(https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-files-lawsuit-over-travel-insurance-company-s-discriminatory-denials) or use of a service animal by a person with a disability (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-proves-haney-truck-line-discriminated-against-employee-service-animal). We challenge unconstitutional police practices (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-ferguson-files-federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-city) and discrimination engaged in by nationwide companies like Motel 6, (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-motel-6-will-pay-12m-violating-privacy-tens-thousands-washingtonians) Greyhound (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/greyhound-must-stop-allowing-warrantless-and-suspicionless-immigration-sweeps-pay), Facebook (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-investigation-leads-facebook-making-nationwide-changes-prohibit), and O'Reilly Auto Parts (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-files-lawsuit-against-o-reilly-auto-parts-discrimination-and). We have successfully challenged labor practices at the Northwest Detention Center (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/profit-operator-northwest-ice-processing-center-must-pay-232-million-result) and in industries ranging from aerospace to agriculture.
We work closely with the Solicitor General's Office, Consumer Protection Division, and other AGO divisions and state agencies to enforce Washington laws in state and federal courts. For example, we partnered to lead a multi-state lawsuit to protect reproductive choice (https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/federal-judge-agrees-ag-ferguson-preserves-access-medication-abortion-drug) by removing excessively burdensome regulations for a medication abortion drug. We also represent the Washington State Human Rights Commission in enforcement matters under the Washington Law Against Discrimination, enforce the Healthy Starts Act's requirements regarding workplace pregnancy accommodations, and we enforce the Fair Chance Act's prohibition on job advertisements and hiring policies and practices that unfairly exclude applicants because of criminal history. Interested candidates are encouraged to review the Division's full list of cases (https://www.atg.wa.gov/cases) and amicus briefs. (https://www.atg.wa.gov/amicus-briefs)
Beyond investigation and litigation duties, the Division engages in significant public outreach and education on civil rights topics and serves as a resource on civil rights issues within state government. Our attorneys advise the Attorney General, Legislative Director, and Policy Director on issues impacting civil rights and social justice, including proposed legislation. Civil Rights Division attorneys are routinely asked to represent the AGO in public or media settings on matters that may be sensitive, high-profile, and that carry elevated media interest.
This position is based in Seattle and requires statewide travel, including overnight trips. Out-of-state travel may also be required.
Duties:
The Wing Luke Civil Rights Division Chief is responsible for the overall management of the Division's investigative and litigation work, its public outreach and community engagement and its policy, legislative and advice work within the Attorney General's Office. The Division Chief is a member of the Office's Leadership Team and regularly engages with and advises the Attorney General and his leadership team members.
Qualifications:
In addition to meeting the requirements to serve as an Assistant Attorney General, the successful candidate will possess the following qualifications for the Division Chief of the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division:
- Ten or more years of civil litigation experience, including experience with written discovery and depositions, working with witnesses including experts, the full range of non-dispositive and dispositive motions, and presenting evidence in an administrative or courtroom setting;
- Leadership experience, skills and ability to mentor and supervise other employees. The ability to listen, build respect and trust, learn from colleagues and embrace a growth mindset, and provide timely recognition and constructive feedback is key.
- Exceptional and positive interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven capacity to collaborate and foster teamwork, including demonstrable cultural competence and experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, language, educational, and geographic backgrounds;
- Commitment to race equity and social justice;
- Commitment to community lawyering and structural reforms to empower vulnerable populations;
- Strong analytical, research, and writing skills and the ability consistently to produce high-quality work;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to triage and prioritize competing, time-sensitive assignments;
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