Job Description

Job Description and Duties

ATTORNEY IV (PERSONNEL ATTORNEY) / LEGAL OFFICE / SACRAMENTO, CA

T he reporting location for this position is Headquarters located at 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA.  California State Parks is seeking to hire an experienced attorney to serve as its Personnel Attorney.  This position reports directly to the Chief Counsel of the Legal Office in Sacramento and provides legal advice and assistance on employment, personnel, and labor relations matters. These issues include review of disciplinary actions, prosecution of disciplinary matters before the State Personnel Board, advice and consultation to the staff of the Human Resources Office, including Labor Relations staff, and other Administrative staff, reasonable accommodation requests, return to work matters, workers compensation, liaison with the Attorney General on employment civil litigation matters, attendance at mediations in both administrative and civil litigation matters, provision of legal advice to Department management and staff regarding employment and personnel matters, review of subpoena responses, and other related employment and personnel matters. This position also provides legal advice regarding labor relations issues such as grievances, terms and conditions of employment, violation of Bargaining Units and Memorandum of Understanding provisions, state housing and transfers, collective bargaining issues and procedures, Peace Officer Bill of Rights (“POBAR”) matters, CalOSHA citations, and conflict of interest matters. This position represents the Department at administrative hearings, including but not limited to the State Personnel Board, regarding personnel and employment matters. Other related duties as assigned. 

Significant travel statewide is required.

This position is designated Confidential.

This position requires a California State Bar License. 

This position is designated as telework eligible-remote centered.

Attorney III will also be considered for recruitment purposes.

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Chief Counsel Tara Lynch at (916) 764-0195 or Tara.Lynch@parks.ca.gov .

This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Special Requirements

Candidates that believe they meet the Minimum qualifications based on a pattern of education from the classification description (specifications) must provide a copy of your degree/transcripts and/or license along with your application (STD. 678) to be considered for this position. If selected for the position transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

DO NOT include any confidential information to your application or supporting documents (i.e., Social Security Number, birthdate, marital status, medical information, examination results, method of eligibility, etc.)

SROA/SURPLUS Applicants: You must check the SROA/Surplus as your claimed method of eligibility and attach your SROA/Surplus letter as an additional document.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Additional Instructions

If submitting your completed Application Package by mail or hand delivery, you must include the Position #549-025-5780-XXX  and the Job Control # JC -496490  i n the “Examination or Job Title for which you are applying” section on the STD. 678. 

Note: If you are applying for multiple positions, you must complete a STD. 678 for each position separately. Incomplete applications or applications received with multiple positions listed on one application will not be considered.

Employment History on the STD 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. Failure to submit a completed STD 678 may result in you being screened out. Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to an interview.

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 All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Remote work,

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