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Location

Sacramento County, CA | United States

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Job description

Job Description and Duties

The Correctional Law Section is one of the largest in the Civil Division of the California Attorney General’s Office, with approximately 125 deputies in several locations statewide.  Our section offers opportunities to work on individual civil rights cases, high-profile matters, appeals, and class-actions.  Deputies in the Correctional Law Section defend state employees in federal and state litigation brought by inmates.  Deputies provide excellent representation to high-ranking government officials as well as correctional administrators and employees.

Duties include:

• Engaging in all aspects of civil litigation, from inception through trial, settlement, or appeal   
• Investigating facts and analyzing documentary evidence
• Appearing in all levels of state and federal courts
• Exercising independence and initiative in cases involving cutting-edge issues of Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
• Carrying a caseload while working collaboratively with supervisors and colleagues to achieve excellent results for the State of California
• Traveling as necessary for depositions, witness interviews, client meetings, and site inspections inside correctional institutions statewide  

This is a full-time position, in a collegial office environment, with opportunities for intermittent telework . 

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Special Requirements

• A fingerprint check will be required.

• Travel to state prisons, including some in remote areas, may be required.

• Clearly indicate the Job Control Code ( JC-408249) and the title of this position in the “Examination or Job Title(s) For Which You Are Applying” section located on the first page of your State Application.

• Individuals who are new to State service must have list eligibility in order to gain employment with the California Office of the Attorney General.Process is described at:  .

• Please note that appointment to the DAG classifications will be made using the following examinations:
  • Attorney exam – less than 5 years of experience :
  • DAG III exam– at least 5 years of legal experience :
  • DAG IV exam– at least 6 years of legal experience:

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:

• Strong research and writing skills
• Experience handling complex litigation
• Experience drafting discovery motions, dispositive motions, and appellate briefs
• Strong oral-argument skills
• Experience appearing in trial and appellate courts
• Experience participating in mediations or settlement conferences
• Experience in civil discovery, depositions, trial preparation, bench or jury trials, and appellate work
• Interest in correctional law, prison procedures, and applicable constitutional law

Strong applicants will have researched, written, and argued at least one dispositive motion, pretrial motion, or appeal within the prior year, and will have responded to and propounded discovery (including at least one deposition) within the prior year.

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
  
• Other - Writing sample consisting of a dispositive motion, pretrial motion, or appellate brief preferably written in the prior year.
  

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