Land Use and Conservation Attorney (DAG through DAG V)

State of California; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of California seeks a Deputy Attorney General to litigate in California and federal courts and to provide ongoing legal advice to agency clients and the Attorney General. The role emphasizes civil litigation, research, and written advocacy across land use, housing, environment, and public resources matters.

Desirable applicants will have strong legal research and writing skills, excellent judgment, tact in client interactions, and the ability to manage multiple matters with precision

Qualifications

• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Good judgment, tact, and ability to interact with client staff.

Responsibilities

• Litigate all phases of cases in California and federal courts.
• Render legal advice to all clients and to the Attorney General on an ongoing basis.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Verbal communication

Job description

The Land Use and Conservation Section provides the opportunity to work on matters of critical importance to the State. The section's practice includes enforcing state housing laws; ensuring public access to California's waterways, mountains, and open space through litigation and client advice; conservation and expansion of state parks and other public lands for recreation and ecological protection; and protecting against wildfire risk. The section's attorneys are experienced in laws pertaining to environmental land use and natural resource regulation (including CEQA), real property, the California Coastal Act, the public trust doctrine, oil and gas development, housing, and administrative procedure. The section represents a variety of agencies including the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the State Lands Commission, the Delta Stewardship Council, the High-Speed Rail Authority, California's land conservancies, the California Coastal Commission, and the Department of Conservation. Desirable qualifications include excellent legal research and writing skills and experience with all phases of litigation. The successful candidate will litigate all phases of cases in California and federal courts and will render legal advice on an ongoing basis to all clients and to the Attorney General.

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 IV
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL III
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL V

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:

Candidates with a strong commitment to public service are encouraged to apply. Candidates should have strong civil litigation experience. Excellent research and writing skills, as well as strong verbal communication skills, are highly desirable. Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellent judgment and tact when interacting with client staff, take initiative, and be well-organized and detail-oriented. A background in public land matters, housing law, or environmental law, is highly desirable.