State of Tennessee
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL - 72058
– State of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Closing Date:
10/21/2025 Position Type:
Hybrid (In‑Office and Remote) Background Check:
Extensive background check required – criminal history, financial history, employment history and education. Location:
Nashville, TN Salary:
$8,620.00 - $13,754.00 Job Overview:
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) seeks an Associate Counsel to provide legal counsel within the Professional Standards Unit (PSU). Responsibilities focus on public records law, coordination across units, and training TBI staff on public records matters. Key Responsibilities
Assist in reviewing and responding to public records requests under the direction of the Public Records Request Coordinator. Coordinate with all units to gather and produce records within the required legal time frame. Apply statutory exceptions to the Tennessee Public Records Act when preparing records; track all redactions and basis for redactions. Estimate costs and time for all parties involved in the response; work with Fiscal Services Unit to process costs associated with public records. Maintain a file of communications with requesters as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. Maintain monthly statistics on public records requests. Perform research related to public records law and general legal issues as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. Provide training to TBI team members on public records laws, exceptions, and best practices. Work with the Public Records Request Coordinator on any requests that may be assigned including litigation hold matters. Minimum Qualifications
Licensed to practice law in Tennessee. Relevant legal experience desirable but not required. Extremely organized, detailed, team‑focused, solution‑driven, efficient and energetic. Proficient in electronic legal research on Westlaw or Lexis Nexis. Willing and capable of becoming proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and redacting video and audio recordings. Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
– The State is firmly committed to fair and equal employment opportunities and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The State’s policy provides an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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– State of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Closing Date:
10/21/2025 Position Type:
Hybrid (In‑Office and Remote) Background Check:
Extensive background check required – criminal history, financial history, employment history and education. Location:
Nashville, TN Salary:
$8,620.00 - $13,754.00 Job Overview:
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) seeks an Associate Counsel to provide legal counsel within the Professional Standards Unit (PSU). Responsibilities focus on public records law, coordination across units, and training TBI staff on public records matters. Key Responsibilities
Assist in reviewing and responding to public records requests under the direction of the Public Records Request Coordinator. Coordinate with all units to gather and produce records within the required legal time frame. Apply statutory exceptions to the Tennessee Public Records Act when preparing records; track all redactions and basis for redactions. Estimate costs and time for all parties involved in the response; work with Fiscal Services Unit to process costs associated with public records. Maintain a file of communications with requesters as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. Maintain monthly statistics on public records requests. Perform research related to public records law and general legal issues as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. Provide training to TBI team members on public records laws, exceptions, and best practices. Work with the Public Records Request Coordinator on any requests that may be assigned including litigation hold matters. Minimum Qualifications
Licensed to practice law in Tennessee. Relevant legal experience desirable but not required. Extremely organized, detailed, team‑focused, solution‑driven, efficient and energetic. Proficient in electronic legal research on Westlaw or Lexis Nexis. Willing and capable of becoming proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and redacting video and audio recordings. Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
– The State is firmly committed to fair and equal employment opportunities and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The State’s policy provides an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under state and/or federal civil rights laws.
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