Assistant Attorney General Water and Natural Resources 2025-01750

Join the Wild Side of Law

The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office is looking for a dynamic attorney to join our team and represent one of the most engaging, hands-on, and mission-driven agencies in the state: the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and Department.

This isn't your average desk job. As legal counsel for the Commission and Department, you’ll tackle a wide range of legal matters related to wildlife conservation, public lands, and outdoor recreation. You'll advise the Commission, Department leadership, and staff on federal and state laws governing wildlife management, public meetings and records, property acquisition and use, and rulemaking. Your work will directly support Wyoming’s efforts to conserve its iconic wildlife for future generations.

You'll also have the opportunity to provide legal guidance to the Governor, the Governor’s office, and on occasion the Wyoming Legislature on high-profile issues affecting wildlife and the outdoors. Litigation is part of the job, too—you’ll represent the agencies in both state and federal court and in arbitrations. 

If you’re a lawyer who wants to work closely with professionals who are passionate about Wyoming’s wildlife resources—and if you’re ready to combine legal work with a deeper purpose—this is your opportunity to make a difference.

• Paid annual and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Retirement with employer contributions
• Deferred Compensation Plan with employer contributions
• Health insurance with an employer contribution towards premiums
• Insurance options for health, dental, life, vision, ambulance, and short- and long-term disability
• Longevity pay

• The ability to analyze complicated legal and factual issues and to present complicated issues clearly in written and oral form. This position blends strategic counseling, regulatory and legislative analysis, and litigation into a multifaceted role. The applicant should feel comfortable speaking before courts, with clients, and members of the public. The applicant will be expected to write letters, memos, and briefs advocating for Wyoming’s wildlife to federal and state officials and tribunals.
• The applicant should bring enough experience to the position to feel comfortable counseling multiple officials on a wide range of substantive and procedural issues in federal and state forums.
• Wyoming's wildlife is one of its most valuable and valued resources. This position plays an important role in Wyoming’s efforts to manage and protect its wildlife.

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:
 

To the extent that you are already familiar with environmental law and civil litigation, administrative law, or some of the unique challenges that arise when representing a government agency, we want you to apply. To the extent that you are not familiar with these areas of law, but you have an interest, we still want you to apply. We will work with you to ensure that you have the knowledge that you need to succeed.
 
 **All applicants must provide the following attachments as part of the application process.

• Professional resume 
• References
• Recent writing sample
• Law school transcript

Please review your application for completeness and accuracy.  Only accurate and complete applications will be reviewed for this position.

KNOWLEDGE:
 

• Knowledge of federal and state wildlife, natural resource, and environmental laws and regulations, including Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes, the Wyoming Public Records Act, the Wyoming Public Meetings Act, the Endangered Species Act, and Federal land management laws, such as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

NOTES:

 

• FLSA: Exempt
• Salary is commensurate with relevant legal experience
• Successful applicants are required to pass a criminal background investigation
• This position is At-will and is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Attorney General (W.S. 9-1-608).