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 2025 summer sessions are as follows:

Session I:   May 19, 2025 – June 27, 2025

Session II:  June 30, 2025 – August 8, 2025

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, 2024 – September 30, 2024

1Ls: December 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025

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

Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission Attorney Job Advertisement

The Office of the Alabama Attorney General seeks a full-time attorney assigned to Madison County primarily to represent the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission (d/b/a the U.S. Space & Rocket Center). Details about the Attorney General Senior Attorney position, including the salary range, can be found on the Alabama State Personnel Department’s website here.

Primary responsibilities and areas of expertise include drafting and reviewing of contracts, employment law, procurement, and general compliance with State law including the Alabama Open Meetings and Open Records Acts. Experience with real estate transactions is preferred. The position requires a minimum of five years of legal experience. The position will be dedicated primarily to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission but will provide representation to other State agencies and officials in the Madison County area as directed by the Office of the Attorney General.

Interested applicants may e-mail resumes and cover letters to Monica.Myers@AlabamaAG.gov. To be considered for employment, applicants must also submit applications to the State Personnel Department as described here under the Job Title – Attorney General Senior Attorney – 11545.