Assistant Attorneys General

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Assistant Attorneys General are government lawyers who represent the state in legal matters and support the Attorney General in enforcing laws and providing legal counsel to state agencies.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government legal position ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
public official role ⓘ
actsOnBehalfOf the public interest ⓘ
the state ⓘ
appointedBy Attorney General ⓘ
canSpecializeIn antitrust law ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
employer United States Department of Justice ⓘ
state attorney general’s office ⓘ
ethicalDuties duty to represent the government client competently ⓘ
duty to the court ⓘ
duty to uphold the law ⓘ
hasRankRelativeTo above line staff attorneys in some offices ⓘ
below Attorney General ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom federal statutes ⓘ
state statutes ⓘ
mayBe career civil servant ⓘ
political appointee ⓘ
primaryFunction provide legal counsel to government agencies ⓘ
represent the government in legal matters ⓘ
support the Attorney General in enforcing laws ⓘ
requiresQualification admission to the bar ⓘ
law degree ⓘ
responsibleFor advising state officials on legal issues ⓘ
defending state statutes against legal challenges ⓘ
drafting legal opinions ⓘ
enforcing state laws ⓘ
initiating civil enforcement actions ⓘ
negotiating settlements on behalf of the state ⓘ
representing state agencies in court ⓘ
roleIn federal government ⓘ
state government ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
subordinateTo Attorney General ⓘ
worksOn administrative law matters ⓘ
appellate cases ⓘ
civil litigation ⓘ
constitutional issues ⓘ
criminal litigation ⓘ
worksWith law enforcement agencies ⓘ
other government lawyers ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts Attorney General → oversees → Assistant Attorneys General ⓘ
Division of Appeals and Opinions → employer → Assistant Solicitors General ⓘ
linked to: Assistant Attorneys General
Vermont Attorney General → supervises → Assistant Attorneys General ⓘ
Attorney General for Pakistan → mayDelegateTo → Assistant Attorneys General ⓘ
subject linked to: AGP