Internships for Law Students

The Attorney General's Office offers summer internships for law students going into their second or third year of law school. The internships generally last ten weeks, with two division rotations, depending upon the interests of the interns and the needs of the office. Interns have opportunities to assist with legal research and writing, observe hearings and trials, attend meetings and interviews, and participate in myriad activities in support of the legal mission of the office.

Here you will find open positions for the Attorney General, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, and District Attorneys. Instructions for how to apply for a position are included in each job posting. For more information, please contact HR.OAG@maine.gov.

Welcome to the Office of the Attorney General's employment page. Here you will find open job postings, internships, and volunteer opportunities. For more information, please contact HR.OAG@maine.gov.

On June 30, 2023, P.L. 2023 Ch. 368 was enacted, requiring the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") to adopt rules in furtherance of Title 5, Chapter 337-D (sections 4751-4755): Profiling and Data Collection, which requires and governs collection and reporting of traffic stop data statewide for the purpose of identifying and eliminating any profiling by law enforcement. Those rules, found at C.M.R. 26, 239, ch.

The Maine Legislature created a Public Access Ombudsman position to review complaints about compliance with the Freedom of Access Act and attempt to mediate their resolution, as well as answer calls from the public, media and government agencies about the requirements of the law. The Ombudsman is also responsible for providing educational materials about the law and preparing advisory opinions and works closely with the Right to Know Advisory Committee in monitoring new developments and considering improvements to the law.

Reports

• Attorney General Report Recovery Fund 2024-2-1 (Archived PDF)
• Attorney General Report Recovery Fund 2023-12-8 (Archived PDF)
• Attorney General Rep

The membership of the Maine Recovery Council is established by the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the Attorney General and certain litigating Subdivisions in Maine, as amended on June 13, 2022, and state law, 5 M.R.S.A. § 203-C.  The MOU charges the Council members to direct the disbursement of recovery funds for recovery purposes on a statewide basis for the uses allowed by the MOU (see exhibits 1 and 2 of the MOU). 

The MOU provides for eleven (11) Council members, as follows:

The meeting agenda and related materials are posted approximately one week prior to the meeting date. Please contact us with any questions. Video recordings of past Council meetings are available here.

For more information regarding Council meetings, or to sign up for public comment, contact infoRecoveryCouncil@maine.gov. Subscribe to Council email notifications here.

This panel was established by the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse and is chaired by an Assistant Attorney General, who is also a homicide prosecutor. Members of the Panel include the Chief Medical Examiner, a physician, a nurse, a law enforcement officer, the Commissioners of Corrections and Public Safety, a judge, a prosecutor, an Assistant Attorney General who handles child protection cases, a victim-witness advocate, a mental health service provider, a facilitator of a batterers' intervention program, and persons designated by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence.