Full-Time Remote Attorney

The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) offers legal advice to CDCR leadership and staff to help ensure CDCR's operations are conducted effectively, and consistent with legal requirements. OLA attorneys anticipate legal issues and offer practical solutions, appropriately resolve legal disputes, and advocate advancing CDCR's mission. Attorneys working for CDCR have the unique opportunity to encounter multiple areas of law, including healthcare, public contracting, accounting services, construction management, facilities planning, class action lawsuits, and provide consultation on policy development, regulatory work, court compliance, risk management, and employee discipline.

Under supervision of an Assistant General Counsel, the Attorney provides legal, technical, and administrative advice on a variety of issues that may involve incarcerated persons, supervised persons, employees, public procurement, contracts, public entities, unions, and members of the public. The incumbent provides legal advice on sensitive legal matters relating to protocols and methodologies designed to assist the CDCR in managing its liability exposure. The Attorney must have the ability to work collaboratively with CDCR internal units and outside agencies, which may include the Department of General Services, the Department of Finance, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), State Compensation Insurance Fund, and the Governor’s Office. The incumbent may be required to represent CDCR before various administrative bodies including the State Personnel Board, the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Public Works Board, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, among others. This position requires periodic statewide travel.

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Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee receive a 4.62% reduction in pay in exchange for eight (8) hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through October31, 2026. The Office of Legal Affairs provides a secure access facility with complimentary parking and is situated in Sacramento within the 95827 zip code. At the time of appointment, the successful candidate may be required to report to their headquarters office in accordance with the current Governor's executive orders.

Hybrid telework schedules may be available for employees who can satisfactorily perform their essential work functions independently and remotely in accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy. Telework is only available to California state residents who reside in and remain in the state.

On occasion, travel will be necessary to a CDCR institution or location throughout the state for site inspections or interviews. Additional Documents

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Working Title: ATTORNEY

Classification: ATTORNEY

$Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Incumbents establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other governmental agencies, health care partners, and communities.

Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your state application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.

Candidates new to CDCR/CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting.

When Submitting Supporting Documents, PDF File Format Is Preferred.

Experience in Correctional Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Employment Law, Government Law, or some combination of these; Experience providing legal counsel and advice to a public entity at all staffing and executive levels on general government law issues

Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate, both orally and in writing

Superior research and analytical skills and the ability to exercise a high degree of initiative and professionalism in completing work within deadlines while exercising sound legal judgment and a strong attention to detail

Willingness to promote an inclusive workplace that empowers employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website, and the CalPERS website,

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System can be found on the CalHR Salary and Benefits website at

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Additional benefit information can be found on the CalHR California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary website at

Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.

Hiring Unit Contact: You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

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and be accessible 40 hours per week or more via Department issued cell phone.

Travel to and from worksites, correctional institutions and facilities, government offices, courthouses, and training venues, which may require traversing on uneven ground.

Travel regularly to all parts of the state and travel occasionally outside the state, to include overnight stays.

Work inside penal institutions and juvenile detention facilities in the presence of incarcerated individuals, wards, and supervised persons.

Communicate clearly and effectively in writing and in person.

Use electronic software and databases to thoroughly and efficiently conduct legal research.

Handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize work, in consultation with the Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.

Maintain and ensure confidentiality of Departmental information, records, documents, concerns, and issues.

Perform research and analysis to solve complex legal problems; answer legal questions with clear and logical statements of fact, law, and argument; provide sound legal advice; Effectively and professionally represent the department in all legal venues, before all legislative bodies, and at all administrative hearings, professional conferences, training seminars, and other meetings.

Work collaboratively with and assist department staff, administrators, supervisors, investigators, and executives, attorneys, ACCs, Chief Deputy General Counsels, and the General Counsel.

Transport legal files and other objects, which may weigh up to 50 pounds, to locations inside and outside the regular worksite.

To obtain list eligibility for the Attorney classification, before applying for the position, you must first take and pass the Attorney Examination.

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.

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.

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