Attorney IV

Sacbar; Sacramento, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sacbar seeks an Attorney IV in Sacramento County for a permanent, full-time role with hybrid work arrangements. The position involves advanced legal work, negotiations, hearings, and advisory duties, potentially leading other attorneys and staff.

Applicants should have extensive legal experience, strong research and writing skills, and the ability to present complex cases before administrative bodies and courts.

Qualifications

• Six years of legal experience in the practice of law, one year at a level equivalent to an Attorney III or higher.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform work involving novel theories, emerging areas of law, legal specialization, and precedential significance; may lead attorneys and staff; handle negotiations, hearings, research, and opinion/brief drafting.

Job description

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-526012

Position #(s): 311-160-5780-807

Working Title: Attorney IV

Classification: ATTORNEY IV $11,993.00 - $16,096.00 A Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. For additional information please visit https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113. New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Shall Consider: ATTORNEY III $10,852.00 - $15,325.00 A Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals. For additional information please visit https://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Description of Series

Under general direction, at the advanced journey level, incumbents independently perform work involving novel theories, emerging areas of law, legal specialization, and precedential significance. Incumbents may be assigned sensitive and difficult litigation and handle cases that may be appealed to the highest courts. Assignments typically consist of negotiations, legislative liaison, hearings, legal research, and opinion/brief drafting; rendering legal advice and opinions to departmental management; responding to challenging legal correspondence; developing strategy and tactics in complex disputes or litigation; and may include acting in a lead capacity over other attorneys and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of legal experience in the practice of law*, one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to an Attorney III or higher.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of: Legal research methods and performing research; legal principles and their application; scope and character of California statutory law and of the provisions of the California Constitution; federal and state statutes and rules; rules of professional conduct; principles of administrative trial and hearing procedure and rules of evidence; court procedures; legal terms and forms in common use; statutory and case law literature and authorities; professional and ethical rules as they relate to the practice of law; appellate proceedings; rules of evidence and conduct of proceedings in trial and appellate courts of California and the United States and before administrative bodies; and provisions of laws and Government Code sections administered or enforced.

Ability to: Research; analyze, appraise, and apply legal principles, facts, and precedents to legal problems; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; prepare and present statements of fact, law, and argument clearly and logically in written and oral form; prepare correspondence and memoranda involving the explanation of legal matters; draft opinions, pleadings, rulings, regulations, and legislation; negotiate effectively and conduct crucial litigation; work cooperatively with a variety of individuals, organizations and maintain the confidence and respect of others; independently present difficult and complex cases before Administrative Law Judges; prepare, present, and handle legal cases; direct the work of clerical and professional assistants; edit written documents written by oneself, as well as those produced by others, for accuracy and effectiveness; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; reason logically; exercise good judgment; effectively plan and engage in discovery, including depositions and interrogatories, and to compel production or attendance of/at same; independently prepare and present difficult and complex cases before boards, commissions, trial courts, and appellate courts; independently present difficult and complex cases before administrative bodies.