PUBLIC PROTECTION SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR – 11520
The Office of the Attorney General seeks a Public Protection Specialist Supervisor, a newly created position within the Consumer Interest Division, for full-time in-office work at the Montgomery office. Details about the Public Protection Specialist Supervisor position, including the salary range, can be found on the Alabama State Personnel Department’s website. https://personnel.alabama.gov
The Public Protection Specialist Supervisor will manage the Attorney General’s complaint mediation program and supervise three or four public protection specialists and staff. This new position requires advanced professional work involving identification of legal issues and guiding mediations between consumers and businesses. Specifically, the supervisor will manage staff engaged in receiving inquiries and complaints, determining jurisdiction of complaints, conducting analyses and investigations, and developing final plans regarding settlements.
The position requires a minimum of six years experience in one of the following areas: investigating consumer complaints, performing investigative work in a program of public protection, or performing mediation or litigation or any related functions. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university is required. Any major is acceptable.
Interested applicants may submit applications to the Alabama State Personnel Department under Job Title – Public Protection Specialist Supervisor – 11520.
To inquire about administrative positions, please contact:
David Brewer, Chief
Administrative Services Division
(334) 353-4708
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, the Chief Deputy Attorney General, Clay Crenshaw, screens and interviews applicants. Based on information collected during the interview process, employment recommendations are given to the Attorney General.
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
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 2026 summer sessions are as follows:
Session I: May 18, 2026 – June 26, 2026
Session II: July 6, 2026 – August 14, 2026
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:
The application deadline for the clerkship program is as follows:
2Ls: August 1, 2025 – September 26, 2025
1Ls: December 1, 2025 – January 30, 2026
For more information about the program, contact:
Rene Whyard
Executive Assistant to Chief Deputy Attorney General Clay Crenshaw
P.O. Box 300152
Montgomery, AL 36130-0152
(334) 353-0074
