Posting Date: December 5, 2025
Job Title: Deputy Division Chief
Position Type: Full-Time, Regular
Salary: This position offers a salary range of $135,418 - $191,453, with potential for advancement up to $211,382 based on qualifications, equity, and hiring guidelines. Initial salary offers are determined by qualifications, experience, and available budget, and typically do not exceed $191,453.
Location: Office of the Attorney General, Higher Education Division, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Telework: A hybrid remote telework and in-office schedule option is available per applicable policies and procedures.
DESCRIPTION: The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge, supervision, and direction of the State’s legal business, acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies, various boards, commissions, officials, and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust, civil rights, consumer protection, and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime, Medicaid fraud, environmental crimes, insurance fraud, state tax evasion, and other statutorily assigned matters. As Maryland’s 47th Attorney General, Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity, justice, and fairness.
The OAG is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Deputy Division Chief in its Higher Education Division. This division provides legal representation to Maryland’s public higher education institutions, including the University System of Maryland and its 12 constituent institutions and three regional higher education centers, as well as Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Baltimore City Community College, and related state agencies. The Deputy Division Chief will play a key leadership role in managing litigation and supporting the legal needs of these institutions.
The Higher Education Division is led by the Division Chief and includes two Deputy Chiefs and three Senior Counsel. One Deputy Chief oversees attorneys who focus on advice and real estate matters, while this role manages a litigation team. In total, the division includes 23 attorneys. The legal team is supported by an Office Manager who supervises four administrative staff.
Attorneys in the Higher Education Division handle a broad range of legal matters in both state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. These matters include employment and labor law, civil rights, student and faculty issues, torts, contracts, real estate, and other legal concerns relevant to public higher education.
The Deputy Division Chief will be responsible for litigating complex civil cases on behalf of State entities and employees, while also supervising attorneys and overseeing litigation strategy and case management. This position requires a balance of hands-on legal work and high-level oversight, along with regular engagement with institutional stakeholders and state officials.
EXPERIENCE: The ideal candidate will have a minimum of eight years of litigation experience, including first-chair trial and appellate experience, supervisory experience, excellent research, writing, and organizational skills, and knowledge of Maryland state law. Employment, civil rights, tort, and general civil litigation experience is preferred. The ideal candidate will also have experience litigating on behalf of State entities. Maryland Bar membership, or ability to waive in is required.
SUBMISSION: Interested persons should submit a resume with a cover letter, two writing samples, and three references to: Katherine Bainbridge, Chief, Higher Education Division, Office of the Attorney General, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, or via email to Michelle Swift, [email protected]. Please write “Deputy Division Chief -HED” in the subject line of the email.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: The successful candidate will be eligible for subsidized health benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage) and life insurance; leave, including annual (vacation), personal, sick, and paid parental leave; and will be eligible for participation in a contributory defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after ten years. State employees are eligible to participate in two supplemental retirement plans: the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and the 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan. The State also offers a free mass transit benefit for local bus and express bus services.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The OAG is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all interested persons to apply regardless of race, color, religion or belief, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, pregnancy, family or parental status, veteran status, genetic information, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING: The Office of the Attorney General views equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as the pathway to achieving professional excellence and fostering and maintaining a culture where every employee can thrive. We strive to create a community that draws upon the best pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values. We honor, respect, and celebrate all differences, both visible and invisible, and are committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting individuals who have historically been underrepresented in the practice of law and professional careers.