MASSAGO

Attorney

• Work closely with our legal teams on a wide range of public interest issues.
• Spend your summer making a difference.
• Participate in training sessions and networking opportunities.
• Engage in meaningful legal work that supports the AGO’s mission.

Summer Legal Internship, Multiple Bureaus & Divisions

Financial Planning and Analysis

• The successful candidate will be involved in investigating criminal conduct related to expanded gaming in the Commonwealth, including violations of G.L. c. 23K, G.L. c. 23N, G.L. c. 267A, and G.L. c. 271, and other illegal activity, such as gaming-related financial crime, cheating, public order offenses, and other criminal activity such as organized crime and money laundering occurring at the casino.
• Handle a case load and be charged with coordinating investigations with State Police, prosecutors, victim-witness advocates, paralegals, and support staff.
• Responsible for financial investigation, background investigation, call detail analysis, report writing, affidavit writing, and integrating data from various sources.
• Testifying in court and grand jury proceedings, assisting with the drafting and service of subpoenas and preservation orders, screening potential cases for investigation and prosecution, fostering relationships with industry stakeholders, participating in training, and working cohesively with others in the Office of the Attorney General.

Senior Financial Investigator – Gaming Enforcement Division

• Represent and defend the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in civil lawsuits
• Maintain an active caseload including drafting pleadings and conducting discovery
• Prepare and argue dispositive motions
• Try cases in the superior and federal courts

Assistant Attorney General – Trial Division

• The Assistant Attorney General will investigate and prosecute crimes that harm the Commonwealth’s natural resources or pose a significant threat of harm to human health or the environment.
• ECSF is an interagency team that includes prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office, detectives from the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and investigators, engineers, and attorneys from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
• ECSF partners meet regularly to evaluate whether enforcement against particular environmental violators should be handled administratively, civilly, or criminally.
• The most egregious violations are referred for criminal prosecution.
• The Assistant Attorney General will assume an existing caseload of substantive prosecutions and investigations, as well as responsibility for handling new assignments that include initial review of allegations, formal grand jury investigations, and criminal prosecutions up to, and including, trial.

Assistant Attorney General – Environmental Crimes Strike Force Division

General Counsel

• Enforce Massachusetts labor standards and prosecute violations in civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings.
• Participate in community engagement initiatives and public presentations concerning wage and hour laws.
• Maintain an active case load.

Assistant Attorney General – Counsel II

• The Assistant Attorney General will be responsible for handling the investigation and litigation of complex matters involving alleged violations of the Massachusetts False Claims Act.
• Key responsibilities include initiating and conducting investigations, which may include witness interviews, depositions, and civil investigative demands, and handling all aspects of litigation, including discovery, dispositive motions, and trial when applicable.
• The Assistant Attorney General also will be responsible for assessing, investigating, and litigating sealed whistleblower, or qui tam, actions, some of which are filed on behalf of multiple government entities, and all of which require collaboration with the whistleblower and their attorney.

Assistant Attorney General – False Claims Division

• Represent state officials and agencies in appeals and litigation in state and federal courts regarding state statutes, regulations, policies, and agency adjudicatory decisions.

Assistant Attorney General – Constitutional & Administrative Law Division

Customer Support

• Onboarding & Offboarding
• Set up and configure new user accounts, devices, and software.
• Ensure departing employees are properly offboarded, including account deactivation and equipment retrieval.
• IT Service Desk Support
• Act as the first point of contact for IT-related issues via phone, email, or ticketing system.
• Provide Tier 1 support for hardware, software, and network issues, escalating when necessary.
• Equipment Deployment
• Prepare, image, and deploy laptops, desktops, and peripherals to end users.
• Maintain inventory of IT equipment and ensure timely replacements or upgrades.
• Technical Issue Resolution
• Troubleshoot and resolve common desktop, application, and connectivity problems.
• Support Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Asset Management
• Assist with tracking and maintaining IT assets in the asset management system.
• Ensure accurate documentation of equipment assignments and returns.
• Tier 1 Cybersecurity Support
• Monitor and respond to basic security alerts and incidents.
• Educate users on security best practices and assist with password resets, MFA, and phishing reports.

IT Desktop Support Specialist

Financial Crime

• The Financial Investigator will investigate allegations of criminal conduct and be part of a team during the prosecution of criminal cases.
• The Financial Investigator will conduct complex criminal investigations that require proficiency in the review and analysis of financial records by tracing the source of financial assets and expenditures.
• Responsibilities include developing an investigative plan; locating and interviewing victims, witnesses and targets; locating, obtaining and analyzing evidence, including voluminous financial records; conducting background checks and searching open-source databases; preparing detailed investigative reports; and testifying as a summary witness in grand jury and court proceedings.

Financial Investigator

• The Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in the Consumer Protection Division will be responsible for identifying problematic business practices that negatively impact consumers,
• Evaluating their suitability for enforcement,
• Investigating and litigating civil actions on behalf of the Commonwealth, where appropriate.
• Developing and implementing concrete strategies for remedying industrywide consumer abuses.
• Participating in legislative and regulatory policy development at both the state and federal levels.
• Joining civil litigation teams challenging federal actions that harm the Commonwealth and its residents.

Assistant Attorney General – Consumer Protection Division

• Represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a variety of complex civil litigation matters.
• Work on complex civil litigation teams challenging federal actions that harm the Commonwealth and its residents.
• Maintain an active caseload, including working actively on litigation strategy, drafting pleadings, preparing and arguing dispositive motions, and trial.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief State Trial Counsel.