Assistant County Attorney

Yellow Medicine County

Granite Falls, MN · HybridFull-time$85–117K/yrSeen 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$85–117K/yr
Location
Granite Falls, MNHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Licensed To Practice Law In MinnesotaDoctorate

Job overview

Yellow Medicine County is hiring an Assistant County Attorney. Provides legal assistance and litigates cases for the county.

Key focus areas include Provide legal assistance and litigate cases for the county..

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Qualifications

J.D. DegreeLicensed to Practice Law in Minnesota

Full job description

Job Duties

Provides legal assistance and litigates cases for the county. A full job description is available at www.co.ym.mn.gov.

Minimum Education Required

J.D. degree and licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota

Minimum Experience Required

Experience as a practicing attorney, including some experience in the practice of criminal law and/or child protection is preferred but not required.

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Compensation

$84,813.00 - $117,448.00 / Annually

Postal Code

56241

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

Hybrid

Requisition ID

52219

Job Benefits

A full list of benefits is listed on our website at www.co.ym.mn.gov.

Application Email

[email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 2,081 open Attorney jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–117K/yr
  • Minnesota median$134–210K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$112–186K/yr1,322 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $101K, is 43% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($176K) — in the lowest quarter of Attorney salary ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 65 open Attorney jobs in Minnesota and 2,081 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Attorney postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,441 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,218 of the 2,081 open Attorney jobs (59%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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