Attorney Supervisor

Job Description and Duties

The Office of the Director, Legal Unit (OD Legal) serves as the general counsel’s office for DIR and provides advice and representation to the DIR Director, department leadership, and division chiefs in the performance of their statutory functions. Under the direction of the Chief Counsel and the Assistant Chief Counsels, the Attorney Supervisor reviews the work of a team of OD Legal attorneys involved in the representation of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Department, and division chiefs and managers in a variety of subject areas within the responsibility and jurisdiction of the Department, which are broadly in the labor and employment area. The Attorney Supervisor will assist the ACC and ensure direct managerial support and oversight is in place to improve the coordination and efficiency of the workflow, mitigate errors or oversights, and promptly report sensitive matters to leadership.

The Attorney Supervisor plans, directs, coordinates, evaluates, and supervises the work of a group of staff attorneys and handles the most complex litigation and policy related matters. Provides guidance and supervision to legal unit attorneys in multiple substantive areas of law including: California public works law, including prevailing wages and apprenticeship; Workers' compensation law, including laws related to self-insured employers; Employment law (Government Code, Title VII, FEHA Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment, Unemployment Insurance Code, Labor Code) related to Department personnel matters; and California Public Records Act, privacy laws, or other state or federal laws imposing obligations on the Department, which may be the subject of litigation.

The ability to travel for a short duration (one to two days) is required for this position.

Multiple locations and positions are available. Please see other postings under different job control in CalCareers for additional locations and positions. If you are interested in more than one location and/or position, please submit an application for each specific job control.

NOTE: As part of the application package for this position, you must submit a resume, cover letter, and legal writing sample.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR §249.3

To be considered for this Attorney Supervisor job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: 

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Working Conditions

This position is located at: 1515 Clay Street, Suite 701; Oakland, CA 94612.

Position is with the Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director, Legal Unit (known as “OD Legal”). Employees in this position work in an office environment, have assigned offices and work at desks, and are required to work extensively on computers as necessary for the drafting of correspondence, briefs and other documents, and for research, email communication, file review, training and other purposes.

The usual business hours are Monday through Friday. Employees in this position are expected to work all hours as necessary to accomplish their assignments. Although they will generally average a 40-hour week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. There is some flexibility as to the specific work schedule, which will be determined after hire in consultation with the Chief Counsel. This position may be eligible for some amount of telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position.

Special Requirements

The Attorney Supervision position requires active membership in the California State Bar and at least eight years of legal experience in the practice of law following admission to the bar; two years of which must have been at a level equivalent to an Attorney IV or Supervising Attorney or three years of which must have been at a level equivalent to an Attorney III.

In order to apply for this position, please submit:

-- The State standard application form, completed completely and carefully;

-- Resume;

-- A cover letter that addresses your work experience, including any supervisory work experience relevant to this position and also your interest in the position and;

-- A recent legal writing sample of your own work product.

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:

• Strong legal research, analysis and writing skills.
• Strong oral and written communication and advocacy skills.
• Knowledge of state and/or federal civil procedure and experience in civil litigation or administrative law experience.
• Ability to independently organize and manage a high volume of work, and perform in potentially stressful situations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to contribute to a collegial office environment.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas of employment law: wage and hour; workplace safety; anti-discrimination/harassment/retaliation; workers’ compensation.
• Experience with state employment issues, including knowledge of the State Civil Service Act, State Personnel Board rules and procedures, and CalHR policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with state contracting principles, including contracts under the oversight of DGS and CDT.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website .

DIR employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and retirement benefits.

Additional Information

Preference will be given to persons with State Restriction of Appointments (SROA) or Surplus status. Applicants must attach a copy of their most recently dated letter that specifies their designation as either SROA or surplus candidate as proof.

Qualified candidates must have eligibility in State employment, be in a reachable rank on an employment list for this classification, be currently in this classification, or have transfer eligibility to this classification.

If you do not hear from us in 4-6 weeks, you may assume the position has been filled by another applicant. Please note that all additional vacancies that become available may be added to this advertisement.

Please note that the Exam and Certification Online System (ECOS) does not allow you to resubmit your application once you withdraw it. If you have any updates to your online application, please contact the Personnel, Recruitment, & Hiring Unit at View phone number on us.fitly.work.

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Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - Cover Letter. 
• Other - A recent legal writing sample of your own work product.