The Attorney General's Office employs approximately 170 individuals in a wide variety of positions. Office policy is to utilize
the state merit system to the fullest extent possible to meet staffing needs. Therefore, most positions require prospective
employees to be listed on the state employment registers with the State
Personnel Department .
Administrative Positions
To inquire about administrative positions, please contact:
Kim Dyrendahl
Attorney General's Office
Administrative Services Division
(334) 353-1819
Legal Positions
The Attorney General's Office is the most diverse law firm in the state. As can be seen from the division description pages,
attorneys in the office handle a wide range of legal issues, at both the trial and appellate level, as well as other types
of legal work for the State. Our office periodically recruits attorneys who are willing to assist us in fulfilling our mission.
The office provides two types of legal opportunities -- Attorneys and Law Clerks. In most instances, our Chief Deputy, Clay
Crenshaw, screens and interviews applicants. Based on information collected during the interview process, employment
recommendations are given to the Attorney General.
Attorneys
The office employs approximately 80 in-house attorneys and oversees the legal work of more than 100 attorneys across the state. The office has a number of division specialities ranging from criminal prosecution to civil constitutional defense to environmental law. All applicants must be members of the Alabama State Bar or are sitting for the bar exam.
To inquire about legal positions, please contact:
Rene Whyard
Rene.Whyard@AlabamaAG.gov
Executive Assistant to Chief Deputy Attorney General Clay Crenshaw
P.O. Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130-0152
(334) 353-0074
Summer Clerkship Program
Each year, the Attorney General’s Office takes into service approximately 30 law students for its summer clerkship program.
Students selected for the program spend six weeks in the Office during either the first or second half of summer.
Our clerks are assigned to one of the Office’s seven legal divisions, where they work side-by-side with division attorneys
to gain experience with the unique work handled by “the State’s law firm.”
The Attorney General’s Office participates in on-campus interviews at Cumberland School of Law and the University of Alabama
School of Law, and recruits from other law schools across the southeast via postings on career services management systems
(such as Symplicity and 12Twenty). We also accept applications from students through our website. Previous clerk classes have
included students from Cumberland, the University of Alabama, Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia, Emory, the University
of Georgia, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and Tulane.
Tentative dates for the 2023 summer sessions are as follows:
- Session I: May 15, 2023 – June 23, 2023
- Session II: June 26, 2023 – August 4, 2023
To apply for a clerkship with our Office, please email a copy of your resume, transcript, and a writing sample (no more than
5 pages in length), along with a cover letter, to Rene.Whyard@AlabamaAG.gov. The application deadline for the clerkship program is as follows:
- 2Ls: August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
- 1Ls: December 1, 2022 – January 31, 2023
For more information about the program, contact:
Rene Whyard
Rene.Whyard@AlabamaAG.gov
Executive Assistant to Chief Deputy Attorney General Clay Crenshaw
P.O. Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130-0152
(334) 353-0074