Criminal Prosecutions Supervisor

State of California; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California’s Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse seeks a Supervising Deputy Attorney General to lead a multidisciplinary team in prosecuting Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse cases. You will oversee DAG litigation, supervise staff, and appear in state and federal courts.

This senior role requires strong trial skills, strategic leadership, and collaboration with investigators and public stakeholders. OHR approval pending.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills and knowledge of state and federal criminal law, criminal procedure, and rules of evidence.
• Exceptional judgment, discretion, integrity, and initiative.
• Ability to lead, motivate others, and interact across disciplines and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the legal work of Deputy Attorneys General, including litigation strategy and case decisions.
• Supervising legal support staff and secretaries.
• Personally performing complex, sensitive legal work before courts.
• Facilitating interactions with investigators, supervisory staff, and management.
• Engaging with public stakeholders and agency partners on DMFEA matters.
• Assessing legislative measures and policy proposals relevant to the division.
• Handling general administrative tasks and staff selection processes.
• Providing training for legal and investigative staff; evaluating supervised staff.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Criminal law knowledge

Criminal procedure

Rules of evidence

Leadership / people-management

Cross-agency collaboration

Policy assessment

Job description

The mission of the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) is to protect our most vulnerable citizens and help safeguard the state's Medi-Cal program. DMFEA prosecutes healthcare providers who defraud the Medi-Cal program and those who abuse or neglect elderly and dependent adults residing in long-term care facilities.

The DMFEA Supervising Deputy Attorney General (SDAG) is a working supervisor within the Criminal Prosecutions Section who organizes, monitors, collaborates with, and directs a team of attorneys, paralegals, and others in the criminal investigation and prosecution of Medi-Cal fraud and abuse or neglect of elders and dependent adults. The SDAG’s duties include:

• Overseeing the legal work of Deputy Attorneys General (DAG), including litigation strategy, filing decisions, plea bargaining, written work product, and other case-related work;
• overseeing the duties and work of legal support staff, including legal secretaries and legal analysts;
• personally performing the most difficult, complex, and sensitive legal work, including appearing before state and federal courts;
• facilitating and personally handling interactions with the Division’s investigative supervisors and staff;
• engaging with public stakeholders and state, federal, and local agency partners on behalf of DMFEA;
• assessing legislative measures and other policy proposals in the Division’s subject areas;
• handling general administrative tasks;
• participating in the selection process for staff;
• providing training for legal and investigative staff; and
• evaluating and responding as appropriate to the performance of supervised staff.

Within the Division’s multi-disciplinary vertical prosecution teams, the SDAG is responsible for facilitating effective communication and collaboration between legal, investigative, and law enforcement staff, which includes participating in regular case review meetings and actively liaising with supervisorial and management staffs who oversee investigative and administrative personnel.

This position is pending OHR Approval.

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.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPERVISOR

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:

Applicants should be experienced trial lawyers who can work both independently and as the leader in the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases involving Medi-Cal provider fraud and abuse or neglect of elder and dependent adults. Applicants should possess and exhibit:

• Strong oral and written communication skills and a strong knowledge of state and federal criminal law (ideally including the laws applicable to Medi-Cal fraud and to abuse and neglect of elders and dependent adults), criminal procedure, and rules of evidence;
• exceptional judgment, discretion, integrity, and initiative;
• exceptional tact in interacting with others, including excellent listening skills, patience, self-composure, and the ability to interact effectively across disciplines, with other government agencies, and with the public;
• the ability to lead and motivate others by positive example, perform tasks under stressful conditions, be flexible, and adeptly handle challenging situations; and
• knowledge of bargaining unit Memoranda of Understanding, civil service laws and rules, and disciplinary processes.

Applicants should be enthusiastic about promoting a workplace culture of accountability to one another as well as to the chain of command; of problem-solving through innovation, creativity, research, and learning from experience; of teamwork where staff are as committed to the team's success as to their own; of professionalism in terms of high work quality and productivity; of diversity, including diversity of ideas, where all staff are respected for their contributions and who they are; and of purpose, in fulfilling DMFEA's vital mission.