Natural Resources Law, Deputy Attorney General Supervisor (Limited-Term)

State of California; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California's Natural Resources Law Section seeks a Deputy Attorney General Supervisor to lead a high-caliber team of attorneys and paralegals representing environmental agencies. The role balances administrative oversight with hands-on litigation leadership, shaping strategy on air pollution, water rights, CEQA, and regulatory enforcement.

You will supervise, mentor, and train staff, and handle the most difficult legal work, including trials, writs, and appeals.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPERVISOR.
• Desirable Qualifications: experience supervising litigation teams, handling complex trials, writs and appeals, and mentoring deputies in hearings, trials, depositions, mediations and related civil litigation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and train a team of attorneys and paralegals delivering strategic litigation leadership.
• Provide strategic guidance on high-stakes matters involving environmental regulation and CEQA compliance.
• Handle the most difficult and complex legal work related to administrative hearings, jury trials, bench trials, writs, and appeals.

Job description

The Natural Resources Law Section is seeking a Deputy Attorney General Supervisor to lead a high-caliber team of attorneys and paralegals representing California's environmental agencies. In this role, the Deputy Attorney General Supervisor balances administrative oversight with hands-on litigation leadership to deliver high-level strategy and advocacy.

The Natural Resources Law Section represents most state agencies responsible for natural resources protection and pollution control, including the California Air Resources Board, CAL FIRE, Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, CalRecycle, and the Department of Food and Agriculture. Our attorneys handle complex and impactful civil litigation in state and federal courts at all stages from pre-litigation advice and investigation through trial and appeal.

In this critical role, you will supervise, mentor, and train a team of attorneys and paralegals, driving strategy on cases that shape California's environmental future. You will provide strategic litigation guidance on high-stakes matters involving air pollution, wildfire cost recovery, endangered species, water rights, water quality, hazardous substances, and CEQA compliance. Additionally, you will be expected to be able to handle the most difficult and complex legal work related to administrative hearings, jury trials, bench trials, writs, and appeals.

Please Note: The position may be called upon to supervise deputies and teams in other cities as needed to cover operational needs.

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:

The most qualified applicants will possess experience and interest in supervising and supplement the litigation efforts of existing teams engaged in litigation based on operational needs, and in personally performing the most difficult and complex legal work related to trials, writs, appeals, and administrative hearings, as well as mentoring and assisting deputies who are enaged in hearings, trials, depositions, meetings, mediations, and other matters requiring hands-on knowledge of the civil litigation process.