<p>Department</p> <p>Office of the Attorney General</p> <p>Division</p> <p>Protective Services (Non-Sworn)</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$53,093.00 - $59,394.00</p> <p>Job Profile</p> <p>JC-00419412-110 - Legal Clerk (Attorney General) (Non-Union Office of Attorney General Employees)</p> <p>Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours</p> <p>Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:30</p> <p>Job Requisition Number</p> <p>JR102581 LEGAL CLERK (AG) (Open)</p> <p>Pay Grade</p> <p>U08718 A</p> <p>Classification</p> <p>Legal Clerk (Attorney General)</p> <p>Class Definition</p> <p>RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL</p> <p>INTAKE UNIT LEGAL CLERK</p> <p>CRIMINAL DIVISION</p> <p>PAYGRADE 8718 ($53,093 - $59,394)</p> <p>April 22, 2026 - May 6, 2026</p> <p>Please note that this position is full-time onsite/in-person/in the office only.</p> <p>About the Office: The Attorney General is the state's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office's attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state's communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state's spectacular natural resources, and restore the public's trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office's attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes and functionally serve as one of the nation's largest district attorney's offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.</p> <p>Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: This position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated person. The office is seeking a legal clerk to fill a position within the Intake Unit of the Criminal Division. Responsibilities include calendaring and preparing and maintaining case files for felony screening. This includes the preparation and e-filing of information packages with the Rhode Island Superior Court, data entry into the office case management system and the Superior Court's Odyssey system, receive and download police reports and evidence through Axon/ Evidence.com, responding to telephone inquiries regarding pending cases, and other duties as assigned by the Intake Unit Chief and Supervisor.</p> <p>Qualifications: Applicants must possess superior clerical and organizational skills, as well as the capacity to function at a high level in a demanding environment. Additionally, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other support staff, attorneys and law enforcement agencies. Candidates must be computer literate and adept at learning new computer programs.</p> <p>If applying for the position via mail or email, there is no need to also apply through the online system.</p> <p>How to Apply: Applicants should mail or email a (1) cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, and (3) list of three references to:</p> <p>Aida Gomez</p> <p>Director of Administration</p> <p>Office of the Attorney General</p> <p>150 South Main Street, Providence RI 02903</p> <p>ACrosson@riag.ri.gov</p> <p>Equal Opportunity Employer: The Attorney General's Office is stronger, more credible, and more capable when its employees bring diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to their work. The Office encourages all qualified applicants from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.</p> <p>All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status.</p> <p>Other Information: Finalists will be subject to a full background investigation including reference checks. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background investigation.</p> <p>Supplemental Information</p> <p>Intake Unit Legal Clerk</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.</p> <p>Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.</p>