Job Number:  01-260204-01: Legal Counsel Central Office

Company Name:  Missouri Department of Corrections


Department Legal Counsels perform a variety of services, including providing legal advice and assistance on correctional issues such as inmate rights, conditions of confinement, and probation, parole and sentencing issues; representing department officials at administrative and court hearings; and liaising with the Attorney General’s Office on department litigation. Attorneys for the department also draft and review contracts, legislative bills, procedures, and administrative rules.

The ideal candidate will be a member in good standing of the Missouri Bar with excellent communication skills who possesses initiative, independence, and the ability to apply knowledge in a professional and timely manner to implement the department’s mission to improve live and make Missouri communities safer. Three or more years of legal experience is preferred, but not required.

Salary: $91,505.04



Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

To apply for this position, please access the posting on the MO Careers website at this link:

Apply through www.mocareers.mo.gov

Please put in Legal Counsel in the Keyword area and select Department of Missouri Department of Corrections as well

Any questions about this position may be emailed to: doc.legal@doc.mo.gov.

This posting expires on May 3, 2026.