Staff Attorney

California Department of Industrial Relations; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Attorney position represents the Labor Commissioner’s Office and provides counsel on California employment law with an emphasis in Wage Claim Adjudication. The successful candidate will handle litigation, negotiation, hearings and legal research while advising agencies and shaping policy.

Travel is required as part of the role, and candidates must be reachable on an employment list or have transfer or reinstatement eligibility.

Qualifications

• Active Membership to the California State Bar.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) and act as counsel on California employment law with emphasis in Wage Claim Adjudication.
• Engage in litigation, negotiation, legislative and community liaison work, hearings, legal research, legal opinion writing on policy, precedents and appeals.

Job description

Job Description And Duties

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 with an emphasis in Wage Claim Adjudication. 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.

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

Working Conditions

This position is located at:

320 W. Fourth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

• 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.

This single Attorney position is being advertised in five (5) locations.

Fresno County: 770 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710. JC-536940 - https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=536940

Los Angeles County: 6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401. JC-536946 - https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=536946

Ventura County: 1901 North Rice Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93030. JC-536943 - https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=536943

Kern County: 7718 Meany Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308. JC-536937 - https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=536937

Special Requirements

Active Membership to the California State Bar.

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.