ATTORNEY III

Department of State Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

CalPERS retirement

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Department of State Hospitals in California seeks an Attorney III to provide senior-level legal support to the Director, Executive Staff, and program divisions on privacy, litigation, and data production.

Responsibilities include assisting with pleadings and discovery, witness preparation and testimony, redaction of records, and advising on PRA/IPA matters. The role requires CA State Bar licensure and strong research and advisory skills, serving with DAGs, judges and state partners.

Qualifications

• California State Bar License is required and must be provided before hire.
• Experience providing senior-level legal counsel on privacy, litigation and public records matters is implied by the duties.

Responsibilities

• Provides senior-level legal support and counsel on privacy, litigation, and data production.
• Assists in development of pleadings, motions, and discovery responses with the Deputy Attorney General.
• Identifies relevant witnesses and documents and prepares witnesses for testimony.
• Ensures proper redaction of records prior to production and responds to PRA and IPA requests.
• Performs legal research, drafts memoranda, and provides advice to DSH clients and stakeholders.
• Interacts with judges, opposing counsel, DAGs, and state agency representatives.

Job description

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel, the Deputy Chief Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel or Attorney Supervisor(s), the Attorney III provides senior-level legal support and counsel to the Director, Executive Staff, and various program and operational divisions of the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) on complex and sensitive legal issues related to privacy, litigation, and document and data production.

• Monitors litigation pending against the Department in which representation is being provided by the Office of the Attorney General.
• Assists the assigned Deputy Attorney General (DAG) in development of and review of draft pleadings, motions, and discovery responses.
• Assists in the identification of relevant witnesses and documents.
• Assists in the preparation of witnesses for testimony and ensures records are properly redacted prior to production of documents.
• Provides education and awareness to DAG on hospital operations and data de-identification and privacy requirements.
• Participates in case evaluations, mediations and settlement conferences in litigated matters.
• Advises on Department information, data and document production.
• Performs legal research, drafts memoranda, provides advice and recommendations, interfaces and advises on subpoenas, and Public Record Act and Information Practices Act requests.
• Assists with development of responses to requests for records submitted pursuant to the Public Records Act and the Information Practices Act, or via criminal, civil or administrative subpoenas.
• Ensures information and records are properly redacted prior to release.
• Conducts research and legal analysis on privacy incidents and questions pertaining to DSH’s privacy obligations pursuant to its status as a Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covered entity.
• Researches questions and incidents pertaining to HIPAA, the privacy provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act; the Information Practices Act, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act; the Statewide Health Information Policy Manual, the State Administrative Manual Chapter 5300, and related privacy policies and statutes.
• Interfaces and advises Human Resources and Risk Management regarding patient and employee privacy.
• Provide education and awareness to stakeholders, Department clients, and the public regarding the Department’s data deidentification and privacy requirements as it relates to record production and data sharing.
• Maintains updated knowledge on legal issues, case law, and legislative changes that impact DSH.
• Performs legal research, drafts memoranda, provides legal advice and recommendations to DSH clients, responds to questions from DSH clients and stakeholders, prepares and presents training and education to DSH Legal staff and DSH program or hospital staff about all of the above.
• Provides written and oral responses to inquiries from the Governor's Office, the Health and Human Services Agency, and State control departments.
• Interacts with DSH staff, as well as opposing counsel, representatives who have a high level of expertise or specialization, judges, and other county or state stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Special Requirements

The position(s) require(s) a(n) California State Bar License. You will be required to provide a copy of your license prior to being hired.

Foreign Degrees or Transcripts

Applicants with foreign degrees or transcripts who wish to apply that coursework toward meeting the minimum qualifications of the classification must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which his/her foreign coursework is equivalent. DSH accepts foreign transcript evaluations that are completed by one of the services listed on these webpages:

Final Filing Date: 10/16/2026

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

Applicants that do not submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) with their application packet will automatically be disqualified from consideration for this position.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

• Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, 11 Paid State Holidays, one (1), eight (8) hours, Paid Personal Holiday and five (5), forty (40) hours, Paid Professional Development Days (PDD), per fiscal year
• excellent Health, Vision and Dental insurance plans
• Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• an Employee Assistance Program
• Alternate Workweek Schedules and Flextime
• and, enrollment in the CalPERS retirement system.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Department Website: Human Resources Contact: Carmen Shean

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact: Office of Human Rights

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