The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation seeks interested and qualified candidates for the following open position:

Associate Counsel

Administrative Services Division

TBI Headquarters – Nashville

1 Vacancy

Job Duties:

Work under the direction of the Public Records Request Coordinator to assist in reviewing and responding to public records requests. Coordinate with all units to gather and produce records within the required legal time frame. Learn the statutory exceptions to the Tennessee Public Records Act to be applied when preparing records. Track all redactions and the basis for the redactions. Assist with cost and time estimations of all parties involved in the response and work with the Fiscal Services Unit to process costs associated with public records. Maintain a file of either a soft or hard copy of communications with requesters as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. Perform research related to public records law as directed by the Public Records Request Coordinator. General research of other legal issues when requested by agents and management. Provide training to TBI team members on public records laws, including exceptions and best practices, as needed. Work with the Public Records Request Coordinator on any tasks that may be assigned, including litigation hold matters. Maintain extreme organization, time management, and attention to detail. Solution-driven, efficient, energetic, and capable of working independently.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Active License to practice law in Tennessee

Preferred Qualifications: Relevant legal experience is desired to include state public records experience and litigation hold experience. Proficient in performing electronic legal research on State-provided Westlaw or LexisNexis. Willing and capable of becoming proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro and how to redact video and audio recordings.

Monthly Salary: $8,706 – $13,892

For Additional Information: Please visit www.TBIjobs.com or email TBI Human Resources Unit at TBI.HR@tbi.tn.gov.

To Apply:

Please visit the Tennessee Department of Human Resources website at www.tn.gov/careers. Please apply on job opening 81592. This position will be posted October 14, 2026 –October 20, 2026 for five business days.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens 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. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.