Attorney III - Hybrid Telework

State of California; Kansas; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Leave

Vacation Leave

11 Paid State Holidays

Paid Personal Holiday (1 day) and 5 PD

Health, Vision and Dental insurance

Medical and Dependent Care Reimburse-\

Employee Assistance Program

Alternate Workweek Schedules and Flext

Job summary

State of California, Department of State Hospitals, seeks an Attorney III to provide senior-level legal support on complex issues affecting facility operations. You will draft and review contracts, advise on employment law, regulations, and litigation, and train staff across divisions.

The role requires strong research and advocacy skills, experience with policy and risk management, and the ability to work with executive leadership and external counsel.

Qualifications

• Legal research on broad/specialized areas affecting hospital operations.
• Drafting/reviewing contracts and advising on negotiations.
• Experience with employment law, regulations, legislation, and civil litigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level legal support to DSH Director, executives, and divisions.
• Draft/review contracts; participate in contract negotiations; represent DSH in employment litigation and administrative proceedings.
• Offer training and legal guidance to DSH staff; respond to inquiries from Governor’s Office and state agencies.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Regulations

Employment law

Civil litigation

Policy advice

Oral and written advocacy

Judicial procedures

Job description

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 the various program and operational divisions of the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) on complex and sensitive legal issues related to the administration of DSH facilities and operations.

Performs legal research and provides sound legal advice to DSH clients on broad and specialized areas of law affecting difficult or sensitive programs relating to Government & Hospital Operations. Responds to questions about mental health funding and fiscal controls. Advises on policy and best practices in subject areas such as employment, contracts, law enforcement, regulations, facilities projects, and conflicts of interest.

Drafts and reviews contracts and provides assistance with contract negotiations, represents the Department in employment litigation before the State Personnel Board, California Department of Human Resources, Department of Industrial Relations and other administrative bodies. Consults on issues involving, but not limited to employee discipline and privacy, property rights, patient cost of care, regulations, legislation, landlord tenant issues, intellectual property, potential conflicts of interest, CalOSHA audits, risk management, data sharing, and departmental contracts, including registry and services contracts. Reviews and represent DSH in proceedings before and investigations conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and California Civil Rights Department on complaints filed with those entities.

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.

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, county or state stakeholders, as well as opposing counsel, representatives who have a high level of expertise or specialization, judges.

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

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
• enrollment in the CalPERS retirement system

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• ATTORNEY III

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:

• Experience in the following legal areas: public contracting; regulations; legislation; employment law, including specialized areas such as equal employment opportunity, disability accommodation, and worker compensation; administrative law; mental health law; civil litigation; privacy; Public Records Act; subpoena; and laws pertaining to peace officers.
• Hearing and/or trial experience.
• Experience working with outside counsel.
• Knowledge of rules of evidence, probate code, welfare and institutions code, government code, and penal code.
• Well-developed analytical and communication skills, both verbal and written, superior interpersonal skills, and tact.
• Well-developed legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy skills.
• Legal analytical and research skills for reviewing difficult, complex, and sensitive rulemaking actions by state agencies.
• Ability to use good judgment in following established program procedures.
• Superior work habits, the ability to complete work under deadlines, and ability to adjust to shifting priorities.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and revising legal documents such as, employment Notices of Adverse Actions, contracts, letters, memos, pleadings, settlement conference statements, and legislation.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, program staff and management, staff of other state and federal agencies law enforcement personnel, and client advocacy organizations, while working independently and as part of a team.