Office of General Counsel

About the role

The Attorney General is the State's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of California through a broad range of duties. The Attorney General is the head of the Department of Justice, which is one of the largest state agencies, as well as one of the largest law offices in California. The Department has numerous constituent bureaus and programs, and the Department performs a variety of important law enforcement and criminal justice information functions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee or support many Department-wide functions, including risk management, compliance, legal advice, and the development of policies and procedures.
• Provide legal advice on a wide variety of difficult, complex, sensitive, and consequential matters to public officials, external clients, and senior staff throughout the Department.
• Lead or support internal investigations, operational projects that further the Office’s risk-management and compliance missions, and the development and implementation of policies and procedures within the Department.
• Manage investigations and projects over a long period of time.

Requirements

• Significant Department-wide responsibilities.
• An ability to quickly become familiar with a new program area or area of law.
• An ability to gather facts and assess legal risks.
• An ability to quickly establish effective working relationships with employees throughout the Department, including senior executives.

Qualifications

• A track record of accomplishments in complex or high-stakes litigation, policy, or advice matters.
• The potential to successfully handle a wide range of legal and operational challenges.

Skills

• Complex litigation matters.
• Policy matters.
• Advice matters.

Benefits

Work-life balance
11 paid holidays
Flexible paid leave options
Consistent wage increases
Pension retirement
Job stability
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Pay

• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL III: $10,852.00 - $15,325.00
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IV: $11,993.00 - $16,096.00
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL V: $12,659.00 - $16,883.00

Schedule

Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

• Positions are located in the Office of General Counsel and will be filled in either Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego or San Francisco.
• New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
• The starting salary for each classification will be: Deputy Attorney General III (5 years): $12,046; Deputy Attorney General IV (6+ years): $13,313; Deputy Attorney General V (lateral): $14,051.