Assistant Attorney General - Health Care.
State of Colorado · Denver, CO · 1 mo ago
$90k–$119k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarized away detail. Remove boilerplate like EEO, navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "How To Apply" etc. Also remove "Why Work For Us"? That's maybe benefits? Actually "Why Work For Us" includes benefits and culture; but we need to include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. The posting includes benefits: "We Offer Excellent Benefits" with list: Public Service Loan Forgiveness, free access to on-site fitness center, excellent work-life programs, employer-paid mental health and counseling services, employer-paid annual attorney registration dues, employer-provided access to professional development training and CLE. Also mention comprehensive State of Colorado benefits package including medical, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, paid holidays, retirement plans with Colorado PERA, vacation and sick leave earned each month. So we can include Benefits section with those details.
Pay: The posting includes salary ranges for AAG I, AAG II, Senior AAG I, and note salary will be set commensurate with qualifications, paid biweekly. So we can include Pay section with those specifics.
Schedule: The posting mentions flexible work arrangements, but not a specific schedule. It says "This position offers flexible work arrangements. Flexible work arrangements may change at any time based on business needs." That's somewhat vague but it's specific content about schedule flexibility. Should we include Schedule? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state flexible work arrangements, so we can include Schedule section with that info.
About the role: Could be a summary of role description. The posting includes "Description Of Job" and "WHAT YOU WILL DO". That's responsibilities. Could treat that as Responsibilities section. Also there is "Who We Are" which could be About the role? Actually "About the role" maybe about the position. We have "Who We Are" describing the office. That could be About the role? But we need to avoid filler. We can include About the role as a short paragraph summarizing the role: The Health Care unit within State Services section seeks attorneys to serve as litigation and general counsel for state agency clients, etc. That's substantive.
Responsibilities: The "WHAT YOU WILL DO" section details duties: handling litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, general counsel/advice, providing legal opinions, strategic guidance, defending against fraud, waste and abuse, improper payments, ADA/Olmstead litigation, Constitutional challenges, contract disputes, privacy laws, defending state against adverse federal actions, litigating health facility licensing, paramedic/EMT certification suspension/revocation, vital records disputes, medical marijuana registry challenges, disease control outbreaks investigations, practice at all levels of administrative, state and federal courts. Also mention that recruitment may fill multiple attorney positions within State Services section.
Requirements/Qualifications: The posting includes "Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights" and "WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR". Must be admitted to Colorado Bar or eligible to waive, good standing. Must submit writing sample. Must pass background investigation, E-Verify. Must have ability to drive and handle complex litigation, exceptional research and writing skills, background in public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law. Experience with financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law valuable. Also mention that attorneys with less than 3 years experience hired as AAG I, more than 3 years as AAG II, senior requires 10 years experience and subject matter expertise. So we can include Qualifications section with those details.
Skills: Could be derived from qualifications: litigation, research and writing, public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law, financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law. Could list as skills.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO, diversity statements? The posting includes diversity statements in "Why Work For Us" and also earlier "We are an equal opportunity employer". Those are boilerplate; we should remove them. However the "Why Work For Us" also includes benefits; we already extracted benefits. The diversity statements are boilerplate; we should omit them. Also "We Embrace Flexibility" etc is about flexible work arrangements; we already captured schedule. The rest like "We Are Committed to Developing our Attorneys" maybe not needed as it's generic; but could be considered part of benefits? It's about professional development; but we already have professional development in benefits. Might be redundant. Safer to omit generic statements not specific to benefits/pay/schedule.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep specifics like salary ranges, biweekly pay, flexible work arrangements, benefits list, qualifications details, responsibilities details.
We must not include application instructions (How To Apply). So we omit that section.
We must not include duplicated lines.
We must not include navigation, cookie, legal, EEO, etc.
Thus produce HTML with sections:
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those exact headings.
We need to include only sections with real specific content.
Thus:
- About the role: paragraph summarizing role: The Health Care unit within the State Services section serves as counsel for Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (State Medicaid Agency) and public health divisions within Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Attorneys serve as litigation and general counsel for state agency clients, handle complex litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, general counsel/advice, provide legal opinions, strategic guidance, defend against fraud, waste and abuse, etc. Might be too much detail; maybe better to put that in Responsibilities. About the role could be a brief overview: The position is for attorneys in the Health Care unit of the Office of the Attorney General, providing litigation and general counsel services to state Medicaid and public health agencies. That's okay.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from WHAT YOU WILL DO.
- Qualifications: include minimum qualifications (Bar admission, writing sample, background check, E-Verify) and experience levels (AAG I, AAG II, Senior AAG I) and subject matter expertise.
- Skills: list of specific skills: litigation, research and writing, public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law, financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law.
- Benefits: list of benefits as described.
- Pay: salary ranges and biweekly.
- Schedule: flexible work arrangements.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience" as heading content; but we can include that phrase inside Pay section as it's substantive? Actually it's a note that salary will be set commensurate with qualifications; that's substantive. So we can include.
We must not include sections like Requirements if we already have Qualifications; maybe we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one Qualifications section. The instruction says we can use those headings; we can choose to use Qualifications only.
We must not repeat job title.
We must not include markdown fences.
Now craft HTML.
Let's write:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarized away detail. Remove boilerplate like EEO, navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "How To Apply" etc. Also remove "Why Work For Us"? That's maybe benefits? Actually "Why Work For Us" includes benefits and culture; but we need to include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. The posting includes benefits: "We Offer Excellent Benefits" with list: Public Service Loan Forgiveness, free access to on-site fitness center, excellent work-life programs, employer-paid mental health and counseling services, employer-paid annual attorney registration dues, employer-provided access to professional development training and CLE. Also mention comprehensive State of Colorado benefits package including medical, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, paid holidays, retirement plans with Colorado PERA, vacation and sick leave earned each month. So we can include Benefits section with those details.
Pay: The posting includes salary ranges for AAG I, AAG II, Senior AAG I, and note salary will be set commensurate with qualifications, paid biweekly. So we can include Pay section with those specifics.
Schedule: The posting mentions flexible work arrangements, but not a specific schedule. It says "This position offers flexible work arrangements. Flexible work arrangements may change at any time based on business needs." That's somewhat vague but it's specific content about schedule flexibility. Should we include Schedule? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state flexible work arrangements, so we can include Schedule section with that info.
About the role: Could be a summary of role description. The posting includes "Description Of Job" and "WHAT YOU WILL DO". That's responsibilities. Could treat that as Responsibilities section. Also there is "Who We Are" which could be About the role? Actually "About the role" maybe about the position. We have "Who We Are" describing the office. That could be About the role? But we need to avoid filler. We can include About the role as a short paragraph summarizing the role: The Health Care unit within State Services section seeks attorneys to serve as litigation and general counsel for state agency clients, etc. That's substantive.
Responsibilities: The "WHAT YOU WILL DO" section details duties: handling litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, general counsel/advice, providing legal opinions, strategic guidance, defending against fraud, waste and abuse, improper payments, ADA/Olmstead litigation, Constitutional challenges, contract disputes, privacy laws, defending state against adverse federal actions, litigating health facility licensing, paramedic/EMT certification suspension/revocation, vital records disputes, medical marijuana registry challenges, disease control outbreaks investigations, practice at all levels of administrative, state and federal courts. Also mention that recruitment may fill multiple attorney positions within State Services section.
Requirements/Qualifications: The posting includes "Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights" and "WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR". Must be admitted to Colorado Bar or eligible to waive, good standing. Must submit writing sample. Must pass background investigation, E-Verify. Must have ability to drive and handle complex litigation, exceptional research and writing skills, background in public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law. Experience with financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law valuable. Also mention that attorneys with less than 3 years experience hired as AAG I, more than 3 years as AAG II, senior requires 10 years experience and subject matter expertise. So we can include Qualifications section with those details.
Skills: Could be derived from qualifications: litigation, research and writing, public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law, financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law. Could list as skills.
We must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate like EEO, diversity statements? The posting includes diversity statements in "Why Work For Us" and also earlier "We are an equal opportunity employer". Those are boilerplate; we should remove them. However the "Why Work For Us" also includes benefits; we already extracted benefits. The diversity statements are boilerplate; we should omit them. Also "We Embrace Flexibility" etc is about flexible work arrangements; we already captured schedule. The rest like "We Are Committed to Developing our Attorneys" maybe not needed as it's generic; but could be considered part of benefits? It's about professional development; but we already have professional development in benefits. Might be redundant. Safer to omit generic statements not specific to benefits/pay/schedule.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep specifics like salary ranges, biweekly pay, flexible work arrangements, benefits list, qualifications details, responsibilities details.
We must not include application instructions (How To Apply). So we omit that section.
We must not include duplicated lines.
We must not include navigation, cookie, legal, EEO, etc.
Thus produce HTML with sections: About the role
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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use those exact headings.
We need to include only sections with real specific content.
Thus:
- About the role: paragraph summarizing role: The Health Care unit within the State Services section serves as counsel for Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (State Medicaid Agency) and public health divisions within Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Attorneys serve as litigation and general counsel for state agency clients, handle complex litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, general counsel/advice, provide legal opinions, strategic guidance, defend against fraud, waste and abuse, etc. Might be too much detail; maybe better to put that in Responsibilities. About the role could be a brief overview: The position is for attorneys in the Health Care unit of the Office of the Attorney General, providing litigation and general counsel services to state Medicaid and public health agencies. That's okay.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from WHAT YOU WILL DO.
- Qualifications: include minimum qualifications (Bar admission, writing sample, background check, E-Verify) and experience levels (AAG I, AAG II, Senior AAG I) and subject matter expertise.
- Skills: list of specific skills: litigation, research and writing, public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, administrative law, financial reporting, trust and estate, probate law.
- Benefits: list of benefits as described.
- Pay: salary ranges and biweekly.
- Schedule: flexible work arrangements.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience" as heading content; but we can include that phrase inside Pay section as it's substantive? Actually it's a note that salary will be set commensurate with qualifications; that's substantive. So we can include.
We must not include sections like Requirements if we already have Qualifications; maybe we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one Qualifications section. The instruction says we can use those headings; we can choose to use Qualifications only.
We must not repeat job title.
We must not include markdown fences.
Now craft HTML.
Let's write:
About the role
The Health Care unit within the State Services section of the Colorado Office of the Attorney General seeks attorneys to serve as litigation and general counsel for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (State Medicaid Agency) and the public health divisions of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Responsibilities
- Handle litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, and general counsel/advice matters for state Medicaid and public health agency clients.
- Provide legal opinions and memorandums on a wide range of issues and questions.
- Offer daily strategic and legal guidance to agency clients.
- Defend against fraud, waste and abuse; improper payments to providers; ADA/Olmstead litigation; constitutional challenges; contract disputes; privacy laws; and adverse federal actions.
- Litigate and advise on health facility licensing and compliance issues; paramedic/EMT certification suspension or revocation; vital records disputes; medical marijuana registry challenges; disease control outbreak investigations.
- Practice at all levels of administrative, state, and federal courts.
- This recruitment may fill multiple attorney positions within the State Services section.
Qualifications
- Admission to the Colorado Bar or clear eligibility to waive into the Colorado Bar and be in good standing at time of application.
- Candidates eligible to waive must submit proof of completed application and Practice Pending Admission before first day of employment.
- Must pass a thorough background investigation and participate in E‑Verify verification.
- Must provide a writing sample as part of the application.
- Attorneys with less than three years of experience are hired as Assistant Attorney General I (AAG I).
- Attorneys with more than three years of experience are hired as Assistant Attorney General II (AAG II).
- Senior Assistant Attorney General I requires a minimum of ten years of licensed attorney experience with subject‑matter expertise in Medicaid, public health, probate, litigation, or a directly relevant area.
- Strong candidates demonstrate ability to drive and handle complex litigation, exceptional research and writing skills, and a background in public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, or administrative law.
- Experience with financial reporting, trust and estate, or probate law is valued and should be highlighted in the cover letter.
Skills
- Litigation management
- Legal research and writing
- Public health law
- Health care financing (Medicaid)
- Probate, trusts and estates
- Regulatory compliance
- Administrative law
- Financial reporting
- Trust and estate administration
- Probate law
Benefits
- Comprehensive State of Colorado benefits package: competitive medical, dental, and vision health plans; employer‑paid life insurance; paid holidays; retirement plans with Colorado PERA; vacation and sick leave accrued monthly.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for qualifying federal loans after 120 on‑time payments while employed full‑time in public service.
- Free access to an on‑site fitness center.
- Excellent work‑life programs: flexible work schedules, professional development opportunities, employee discount program.
- Employer‑paid mental health and counseling services through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program.
- Employer‑paid annual attorney registration dues.
- Employer‑provided access to professional development training and CLE through PLI, Department of Law University, and other entities.
Pay
- Salary is set commensurate with qualifications and in compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; paid biweekly.
- Assistant Attorney General I (AAG I) range: $89,964 – $119,047 per year (for attorneys with
- Assistant Attorney General II (AAG II) range: $102,099 – $1