Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Lauren Simpson has served as an Assistant Attorney General at the Alabama Attorney General's Office since June 2012. Prior to this role, Lauren completed several summer law clerk positions at the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama, the Alabama Attorney General's Office, and the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office in 2010 and 2011. Additionally, Lauren has been engaged in freelance editorial work since 2004. Lauren holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, earned a Master of Science in Creative Writing from The University of Edinburgh, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale University.
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Alabama Office of the Attorney General
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The Attorney General is a constitutional officer whose duties and powers are prescribed in Title 36, Chapter 15, of the Code of Alabama (1975). As the state's attorney, he provides legal representation for the state of Alabama, its officers, departments, and agencies. The Attorney General defends the state in all lawsuits in which the state is named as a defendant. He represents the state in all court proceedings wherein the constitutionality of a state statute is challenged. In addition to defending the state, the Attorney General may initiate court action, both civil and criminal, to protect the state's interests or to enforce state law. The Attorney General represents the state in all criminal actions in the appellate courts of the State of Alabama and in habeas corpus proceedings in the federal courts. He has the authority to superintend and direct the prosecution of any state criminal case. The Attorney General issues legal advice through formal or informal written opinions to authorized public officials and agencies.