Advisory Attorney

State of California; California; On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and sick leave

Paid holidays

Comprehensive health, dental, and视n

CalPERS retirement options

Job summary

State of California's Legal Office seeks an Attorney to perform legal analysis and render advice on complex and sensitive issues. Core duties include drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents and opinions, advising decision makers, and supporting licensing actions while applying Public Records Act, Information Practices Act, and other state laws.

This role requires active State Bar membership in good standing, strong research, writing, and oral advocacy skills, and proficiency with legal

Qualifications

• Active member, in good standing, of the State Bar of California.
• Knowledge and experience in licensing actions in the State of California.
• Superior legal, research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Familiarity with the Public Records Act, the Information Practices Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and Administrative Procedures Act.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents, including written opinions, legislation, regulation, contracts, briefs, and other written communication.
• Knowledge and experience in employment law and labor law, administrative law, and state contracting law.
• Ability to review files and provide timely and accurate advice to decision makers.
• Proficiency with legal technology, including case management systems and document management systems.

Skills

Legal analysis

Research skills

Writing skills

Oral advocacy skills

Time management

Prioritization

Legal tech proficiency

Education

State Bar of California member in good standing

Tools

Case management systems

Document management systems

Legal technology

Job description

The Attorney is a member of the Legal Office whose primary duty is to engage in legal analysis and render legal advice and opinion on complex and sensitive legal issues.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays and other types of leave, comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits with a variety of choices, and CalPERS retirement options (the nation’s largest public pension plan). For more details about employee benefits, visit the California Department of Human Resources website.

https://www.calhr.ca.gov/employees/pages/salary-and-benefits.aspx

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• ATTORNEY

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Active member, in good standing, of the State Bar of California.
• Knowledge and experience in licensing actions in the State of California.
• Superior legal, research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Ability to successfully prioritize assignments and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Familiarity with the Public Records Act, the Information Practices Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, and Administrative Procedures Act.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and editing legal documents, including written opinions, legislation, regulation, contracts, briefs, and other written communication.
• Knowledge and experience in employment law and labor law, administrative law, and state contracting law.
• Ability to review files and provide timely and accurate advice to decision makers.
• Proficiency with legal technology, including case management systems and document management systems.