ATTORNEY III JC-533359

California Department of Public Health; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) seeks an Attorney III to support and represent the Department’s programs on a range of legal matters. This permanent, full-time position is in the Office of Legal Services’ Public Health Programs team, located in Sacramento, with hybrid telework options.

The attorney will handle diverse cases, advise on compliance with statutes and regulations, and draft legislative and regulatory documents for CDPH and potentially other state agencies.

Qualifications

• Advises on compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for contracts, information management, public records disclosure, open meeting laws, privacy, and hearings.
• Drafts legislative language, regulations, and transactional documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-house legal advice and representation for CDPH programs on a variety of matters.
• Research, develop, and draft legislative language, regulations, and transactional documents.
• Advise CDPH and potentially the Health and Human Services Agency and Governor’s Office on public health-related legal issues.

Job description

Department Information

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.

Department Information

Are you looking for more meaningful work? If so, consider a career in public health. From heart health and mental wellness to food safety and the prevention of infectious and chronic diseases, our attorneys support the work of our programs and services that impact the daily lives of every Californian.

The Office of Legal Services (OLS) is a large legal office comprised of four legal teams. This position is for the Public Health Programs (PHP) Team, which provides in-house legal advice and representation to public health programs spanning multiple subject areas and addressing cutting-edge public health-related issues. PHP advises upon infectious disease surveillance and control, chronic disease and injury prevention, food, drug, and radiation safety, genetic disease screening, the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program, and the licensing of numerous health facilities. These programs work on emergent health-related issues, including outbreaks of highly contagious diseases such as measles, food safety warnings, and illegal tobacco sales to children.

• The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.

CDPH is an E-Verify Employer

Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov

Job Description And Duties

This classification is authorized to receive a starting salary rate of $12,046.00 under Pay Scales Section 5.

This posting is being readvertised. If you have previously applied to JC-530236, you do not need to reapply.

The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Office of Legal Services (OLS) is seeking an attorney to support and represent the Department’s programs on a variety of matters. This is a permanent, full-time Attorney III position on the Public Health Programs (PHP) house counsel team, located in Sacramento.

The attorney who fills this unique position will have a diverse case load. The attorney will advise public health programs within CDPH on compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for the conduct of state business, including those for contracting, information management, public records disclosure, open meeting laws, privacy laws, administrative hearing processes, litigation support, and such other legal issues as may arise. The attorney will also research, develop, and draft legislative language, regulations, and transactional documents and advise the Department, and potentially the California Health and Human Services Agency and the Governor’s Office, on Public Health-related legal matters pertaining to his/her assigned Centers, Divisions, Offices, and/or programs.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 4.62% in exchange for 8 hours of leave credits through October 2026. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

Final Filing Date: 10/15/2026

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-533359

Position #(s): 580-140-5795-024

Working Title Attorney III

Classification ATTORNEY III

$10,852.00 - $15,325.00 A

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework Hybrid

Job Type Permanent, Full Time