DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

State of California; California; Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

State of California seeks an attorney to provide professional legal services to Members of the California Legislature and, when needed, to executive and judicial branches and private citizens. Under supervision, the attorney will handle existing law and proposed legislation.

Minimum qualifications include active California State Bar membership and strong research, drafting, and writing skills. The position requires the ability to work under pressure, with long hours and tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Membership in the California State Bar is required.
• Ability to perform and direct legal research and drafting.
• Excellent English usage, grammar, and legal writing skills.
• Ability to work under high pressure and long hours while meeting deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Provide professional legal services on existing law and proposed legislation.
• Draft and review legal documents and opinions for the Legislature and, in certain cases, executive and judicial branches.

Connaissances

Legal research

Statutory drafting

Oral/written communication

Formation

Active California State Bar membership

Description du poste

Legal staff in the Office of Legislative Counsel provide professional services to Members of the California Legislature and, in certain situations, to the executive and judicial branches of state government and private citizens. Under the supervision of the Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsels and Attorney Supervisors, the incumbent will provide legal services on a variety of issues relating to existing law and proposed legislation.

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

All OLC employees are excluded from collective bargaining, and therefore, receive enhanced benefits, such as CoBen benefit allowance, employer paid life insurance, additional vacation/annual leave, and are not subject to State Disability Insurance payroll withholding. Additional information can be found on CalHR’s website under State Employee Benefits and Programs.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• ATTORNEY

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:

• Membership in the California State Bar.
• Knowledge of scope and character of California statutory laws and provisions of the California State Constitution, including their relationship to judicial precedents and federal constitutional provisions and laws, rules, organization, and operation of the California State Legislature; purposes, organization, procedures, and work of the Office of Legislative Counsel; tables and indexes used in drafting legislation and in preparing opinions; legal terminology and correct English; performing legal research; and legal principles and precedents and their application to difficult, complex, and novel legal problems.
• Ability to use correct English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation; perform and direct legal research; present statements of fact, law, and argument clearly and logically; perform difficult statute drafting and codification work; draft and review a large volume of legal correspondence; work effectively under high pressure, tight deadlines, and long hours; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; and follow instructions.
• A greater degree of the aforementioned knowledge and abilities is required at the higher classification levels.