Ashley Moody wants higher state salaries for ‘top legal talent’
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office is requesting $11.2 million next year to boost the salaries and benefits of lawyers representing the state to help “recruit and retain high quality legal talent.”
The issue was raised in the Department of Legal Affairs’ legislative budget request, which was released last month and amended Tuesday.
The request says the office competes with local and federal offices as well as the private sector, and areas of law requiring highly specialized expertise make it more difficult to recruit and retain talented lawyers in those fields.
“The (Office of Attorney General) represents the State of Florida in some of the most high-profile legal matters affecting the s...
