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Location

Sacramento County, CA | United States

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Job description

Job Description and Duties

The California Energy Commission seeks two Senior Energy Efficiency Regulation Attorneys to help implement legislation moving the state towards its 100% renewable and clean energy future.

Under the general direction of an Assistant Chief Counsel and the general direction of the Chief Counsel, Senior Energy Efficiency Regulation Attorneys will craft written legal advice on emerging energy, environmental, and administrative law issues, and will present this advice to the Commission, its staff, and to other state and federal agencies, often in public forums.

Among other things, Senior Energy Efficiency Regulation Attorneys may advise the Commission and its staff on rulemakings and provide legal support to implement Commission regulations and programs in the following areas:

• The Commission’s innovative and globally significant energy efficiency regulations for appliances and buildings;
• The Commission’s programs to decarbonize buildings fairly and equitably throughout the state;
• The Commission’s implementation of the latest technologies to match flexible electrical demands with abundant clean and renewable energy supply;
• Proposed state and federal legislation addressing California’s clean energy future;
• federal actions that may affect California’s efforts to implement and enforce its clean and renewable energy programs;
• Certain Commission renewable energy programs;
• Participation in US Department of Energy rulemakings; and
• Other legal questions impacting the Commission’s programs.

Senior Energy Efficiency Regulation Attorneys may also provide legal advice and support on a wide variety of Commission-related legislative analyses and assist with the Chief Counsel’s law clerk program.

Senior Energy Efficiency Regulation Attorneys will join the Regulatory & Advisory Unit of the Chief Counsel’s Office. The Chief Counsel’s Office is a full-service law office involved in all phases of Commission activity, and all its attorneys have an opportunity to work directly and closely with the state’s principal energy policymakers. The Regulatory and Advisory Unit attorneys are the Chief Counsel’s experts in energy efficiency renewable energy, rulemaking proceedings, and proposed legislation, among other topics and duties.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at  . The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking a brief survey at CEC Recruitment Survey.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Typically, attorneys are required to attend in person the CEC’s once-a-month public business meetings for items they have worked on and are supporting. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location.

Special Requirements

You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:
1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.
2) The Job Control number JC-421074 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.
3) Request for Personnel Action Number RPA 140-443 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.
4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678. 5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

The successful applicant should have strong research, analytic, and writing skills and have knowledge and experience, or demonstrated interest, in at least three of the following:
(1) State or federal environmental or energy law, including but not limited to the California Environmental Quality Act and the Warren Alquist Act;
(2) California laws governing regulatory agencies with legislative and regulatory powers and duties, including but not limited to the Administrative Procedure Act;
(3) federal agency rulemaking procedures; and
(4) litigation and/or litigation support. All applicants must be a member of the State Bar of California.

Benefits

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

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 required and must be included.
• Other - Cover Letter – Include a cover letter of no more than two pages in length describing both (a) your education and experience relative to this position, and (b) why you are interested in this specific position.
• Other - Proof of CA Bar Admission (Note: you are eligible to apply for this position prior to taking/passing the CA Bar exam. However, you cannot be hired until passing the bar and are sworn in. A .pdf copy of your California Bar card or .pdf of your bar examination date will suffice.)
• Other - Writing Sample - Include a writing sample of no more than 5 pages in length containing a legal document (e.g., brief, memorandum, decision, or pleading) for which you were the primary author. You may edit or redact the writing sample to meet the page limit and to remove any privileged or confidential information.

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