Staff Attorney

California Department of Industrial Relations; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

California Department of Industrial Relations is seeking an Attorney to represent the Labor Commissioner’s Office on California employment law. The role includes litigation, negotiation, legislative work and community liaison, with travel required to fulfill duties.

The ideal candidate will contribute to labor and employment rights matters and must be a member of the California State Bar. Expect office-based work at multiple state locations.

Qualifications

• Active Membership in The California State Bar.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) and advise on California employment law, including litigation, negotiation, legislative work and community liaison.
• Perform hearings, legal research, and write legal opinions on policy, precedents and appeals.
• Travel as required to fulfill duties and meet program objectives.

Job description

Job Description And Duties

This is a re-post. If you previously applied, there is no need to re-apply as your application is on file and will be considered.

This position is in the following program areas: Retaliation Complaint Investigation Legal section.

Under direction of the Attorney Supervisor to the Labor Commissioner’s Office, the successful candidate will represent the LCO and act as counsel, advising the Labor Commissioner and other public agencies, on California employment law. California often leads the way with First-in-the-Nation measures to protect workers and employers. In this dynamic arena, LCO team personnel are assigned a variety of tasks such as litigation, negotiation, legislative and community liaison work, hearings, legal research, legal opinion writing on policy, precedents and appeals. The ideal candidate possesses a strong motivation to work on and contribute to labor, employment rights-related matters. The ability to travel is required for this position.

• Please ensure application is complete with detailed job descriptions/tasks performed, employment beginning and ending date information, and hours worked per week. Failure to provide this information may disqualify your application.

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To be considered for this Attorney job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility.

Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please click her e to visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.

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

Working Conditions

The recruitment is being conducted to fill 1 vacancy, which may be filled at any of the following locations listed below:

• Fresno JC-519129
• Salinas JC-519135
• Riverside JC-519139
• Santa Barbara JC-519144
• San Diego JC-519148
• Long Beach JC-519151
• Santa Ana JC-519156

• May work in high-rise building in downtown locations.
• Must work in office. Workspace is a standard office in a smoke-free environment.
• Incumbent must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time; Incumbent must occasionally move boxes, files and office equipment.
• As needed, an Attorney will also have contact with the general public, California State and outside legal, program, court and agency staff via phone, email, in person, via presentation, video and mail. Such contact may include general, confidential, sensitive, technical and informative materials.
• The Attorney is expected to travel via land and air (including overnight travel out of town) and arrange schedules to perform duties and meet the objectives of the program.

Special Requirements

• Active Membership in The California State Bar

Statement of Qualifications :

• Summarize the reasons for your interest in this position and how your prior experience qualifies you for it.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.