Remote Temporary Contracts Attorney

Working Title: Attorney V

Classification: ATTORNEY V

$Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) accruals.

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Under general direction, incumbents serve as exclusive experts in a complex and difficult area of law, independently perform the most difficult and complex legal work and litigation which requires the highest level of expertise; represent and act as counsel for state departments, boards and commissions whose legal work is exceptionally difficult, and advise district attorneys, county counsels, grand juries, and other public agencies staffed primarily by attorneys, assigned litigation of the greatest difficulty; handle cases that may be appealed to the highest courts; and act in a lead capacity over the work of other attorneys and staff.

Attorneys at this level are recognized as having an exceptional level of expertise that distinguishes them in a special field of knowledge and may serve as the department's top expert in an exclusive area of law. Work at this level involves innovative theories, practices of law, specialization in an area of law overseen by or involving the department, and requiring contact with the legislature, high level gubernatorial appointees, constitutional officers, or their designee, and/or the general public.

Eight years of legal experience in the practice of law*, two years of which must have been at a level equivalent to an Attorney IV or higher.

Incumbents are expected to use the increasing knowledge, abilities, and experiences to perform increasingly difficult and complex legal duties effectively.

Legal research methods and performing research; legal principles and their application; scope and character of California statutory law and of the provisions of the California Constitution; principles of administrative trial and hearing procedure and rules of evidence; legal terms and forms in common use; statutory and case law literature and authorities; professional and ethical rules as they relate to the practice of law; rules of evidence and conduct of proceedings in trial and appellate courts of California and the United States and before administrative bodies; and provisions of laws and Government Code sections administered or enforced.

analyze, appraise, and apply legal principles, facts, and precedents to legal problems; prepare and present statements of fact, law, and argument clearly and logically in written and oral form; prepare correspondence and memoranda involving the explanation of legal matters; draft opinions, pleadings, rulings, regulations, and legislation; negotiate effectively and conduct crucial litigation; independently present difficult and complex cases before Administrative Law Judges; prepare, present, and handle legal cases; direct the work of clerical and professional assistants; edit written documents written by oneself, as well as those produced by others, for accuracy and effectiveness; independently present difficult and complex cases before administrative bodies.

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