Why YOU Should Work for a State Attorney General’s Office
October 28, 2025
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
WCC; 2009 Classroom
Whether you are interested in corporate law, privacy, antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights, tort defense, employment, criminal, appellate, or almost any other practice area, State Attorneys General offices offer unparalleled opportunities to do good, serve the public, and engage in impactful legal work. Best of all, you can do it from your home state! Join Wasserstein Fellow and Deputy Colorado Attorney General Nathan Blake to learn more about how State AGs are on the front lines of defending the rule of law and taking on the biggest corporations harming consumers. From high-stakes Supreme Court cases to counseling government agencies to engaging in possibly the last place in the country where constructive bipartisan work occurs, working for a State Attorney General should be on your shortlist of promising career paths.
Lunch provided. Please RSVP below! Open to the HLS community.
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Nathan Blake is the Deputy Colorado Attorney General for Consumer Protection, where he oversees the units that protect Coloradans against violations of the law in the areas of antitrust, consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, consumer credit, false claims, and civil rights. He previously served as Chief Deputy Iowa Attorney General and, before that, prosecuted Iowa Consumer Fraud Act cases as an Assistant Iowa Attorney General. Prior to his state government service, Nathan worked on anti-hunger policy at the United States Department of Agriculture. He began his legal career in private practice before joining the Obama campaign in 2007. In 2016, Nathan received the National Association of Attorneys General Career Staff of the Year Award. A father of three, Nathan is a graduate of Union College, Yale Law School, and Yale Divinity School.