Attorney III

Full-time

No

the successful candidate(s) must be able to function under pressure in politically sensitive situations, meet strict deadlines, and work collaboratively with clients and colleagues. click here to view all the attractive benefits available to state employees!

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need help understanding the examination and hiring process? do you have a question about cdss? we'd love to hear from you! please contact us at . 10% - provides litigation support to the attorney general's office legal staff to include assessing potential legal issues
and strategic planning to avoid litigation; respond to demand letters, and reviews and responds to discovery. 5% - reviews and prepares responses to requests made pursuant to the california public records act, including
providing advice, preparing letters, and reviewing and redacting documents. personal contacts:
e. the attorney iii has extensive contacts within and outside the department. the attorney iii is in continuous
contact with deputy attorneys general (dag) regarding litigation to which the department is a party and assists the
dags with legal problems and negotiations in the preparation and prosecution of difficult and complex litigation. please see the california department of human resources website at: www. resumes will not take the place of employment history. final filing date: 2/13/2024

who may apply
individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have sroa and/or surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). application packages may be submitted electronically through your calcareer account at www. if you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

address for mailing application packages

you may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
department of social services
attn: classification & pay unit
744 p street, ms 8-15-58
sacramento, ca 95814

address for drop-off application packages

you may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
department of social services
classification & pay unit
744 p street, ms 8-15-58
sacramento, ca 95814
08:00 am - 05:00 pm

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 www. resume is optional. the request should be made at the time of
kimberly. hiring unit


please direct requests for reasonable accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. eeo
eeooffice@dss. eeo

california relay service: 1-800-735-2929 (tty), 1-800-735-2922 (voice) tty is a telecommunications device for the deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a tty device. for questions regarding the examination process and/or career opportunities with the california department of social services, please contact the examination unit at examinations@dss. for questions regarding the examination process and/or career opportunities with the california department of social services, please contact the examination unit at . , application, resume, or transcripts) you submit for this job vacancy. confidential information submitted via a calcareer account (electronic application) is automatically redacted upon submission. typically, an incumbent analyzes legal problems; does routine legal research; prepares drafts of legal documents, briefs, reports, resolutions and legislative measures; ascertains the last amended form of the statutory law on a given subject; compiles, annotates, and indexes provisions of law and of legislative measures; serves legal papers; assists in answering court calendars; secures information regarding court decisions; assists in the work of a law library; keeps records and indexes of legal cases; prepares and dictates correspondence. assignments typically consist of negotiations, legislative liaison, hearings, legal research, and opinion/brief drafting; rendering legal advice and opinions to departmental management; responding to challenging legal correspondence; developing strategy and tactics in complex disputes or litigation; and may include acting in a lead capacity over other attorneys and staff. 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. ability to: reason logically; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action. ability to: research; analyze, appraise, and apply legal principles, facts, and precedents to legal problems; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; 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; work cooperatively with a variety of individuals, organizations and maintain the confidence and respect of others; 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; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; reason logically; exercise good judgment; effectively plan and engage in discovery, including depositions and interrogatories, and to compel production or attendance of/at same; independently prepare and present difficult and complex cases before boards, commissions, trial courts, and appellate courts; independently present difficult and complex cases before administrative bodies. applicant information
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job information
job control: jc-414672
classification: attorney iii
department: department of social services
location: united states tenure/timebase: permanent fulltime
filing deadline: 2/13/2024
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