ATTORNEY III

About the role

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Legal Division is recruiting to fill one permanent full-time Attorney III position in its Community Care Licensing (CCL) Enforcement Branch. The office location for this position is in Monterey Park. Except when required to report to the office, this position allows for telework at an alternative work location. An alternative work location would be the employee’s residence. For travel purposes, reimbursement would be based on the office location.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to the Community Care Licensing Division and applicable county clients, and regularly appear before administrative tribunals throughout the state representing the interests of those receiving care or residing in community care facilities or children’s residential program such as resource family homes, short-term residential therapeutic programs, child care centers, family child care homes, residential facilities for the elderly and adult residential facilities.
• Develop evidence, strategies and tactics to litigate a wide range of cases that may involve license revocations, license application denials, and employee and licensee exclusion actions.
• Work with licensing clients, witnesses and victims, medical staff, qualified experts, investigators, criminal prosecutors, law enforcement personnel, and others to effectively prosecute complex and sophisticated cases including child maltreatment and elder abuse.
• Possess expertise in the application of evidentiary rules, hearsay exception statutes, and other trial-related theory.
• Adept at facilitating settlements and negotiating stipulations where appropriate.

Requirements

The position requires a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. Please Note: A Statement of Qualifications or Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted along with your application to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. Please Note: A Statement of Qualifications or Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted along with your application to be considered for this position.

Skills

The Attorney III must possess expertise in the application of evidentiary rules, hearsay exception statutes, and other trial-related theory. The Attorney III must also be adept at facilitating settlements and negotiating stipulations where appropriate.

Benefits

Except when required to report to the office, this position allows for telework at an alternative work location. An alternative work location would be the employee’s residence. For travel purposes, reimbursement would be based on the office location.

Pay

$10,852.00 - $15,325.00

Schedule

Hybrid