DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IV

at  Department of Justice

Job Description and Duties
Looking for more than just a job? Here’s your chance to be involved in significant cases that can have a meaningful impact on critical health, education and welfare policy in California.
The Attorney General’s Health, Education, and Welfare section (HEW) is seeking highly motivated attorneys, at all levels, who want to represent state agencies in high-impact, policy-driven litigation involving cutting-edge issues of state constitutional law and statutory interpretation. In this role, you will defend statewide laws, rules, and policies with far-reaching implications for large segments of the population in such areas as public-education delivery, Medi-Cal benefits, regulation of healthcare providers, constitutional free-speech and privacy rights, and the State’s End of Life Option Act. HEW’s cases, which are often precedent-setting, high profile, and groundbreaking, create the opportunity for our attorneys to frequently interact with the Governor’s Office, state-agency leadership, and a variety of outside interest groups.
HEW represents the Governor, the Attorney General, and over 30 state agencies in defense of the State’s health, educational, and welfare programs. Our work safeguards the availability and distribution of vital state benefits and resources, including Medi-Cal, unemployment benefits, CalWorks, In-Home Supportive Services, and public K-12 education.
If you desire to be part of a talented team that furthers California’s important public interests every day, then we strongly encourage you to apply. We offer the opportunity to lead your own cases, attain your professional goals, and gain valuable litigation experience. Job training, excellent benefits, and promotional advancement are available.

• Representing state agencies and officials in all phases of complex civil litigation in state and federal courts
• Defending constitutional and statutory challenges to state laws and regulations
• Carrying a diverse caseload, including writ proceedings, motion practice, and civil/class action litigation
• Researching and drafting briefing on issues of first impression
• Advising clients and providing detailed case analyses and recommendations
• Communicating with opposing counsel, clients, and judges
  HEW deputies may largely choose to telework or come into the office, at their option. We are a litigation section so there are some times when in-office attendance will be required for meetings, court appearances, or other operational reasons. Otherwise, deputies may freely telework if that is their preference. Deputies are expected to be able to report to the office if an urgent need arises.
  Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P7X675V
  You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
  Job Code #:
  JC-425437
  Position #(s):