Environmental Justice and Protection Section, Deputy Attorney General Supervisor

The State of California is seeking a Deputy Attorney General Supervisor for the Environmental Justice and Protection Section. This role involves overseeing attorneys dealing with environmental laws, conducting investigations, and providing legal advice. The supervisor will lead a team, evaluate performance, and handle complex legal cases. Strong leadership and civil litigation experience are essential, along with a background in environmental law.
The Environmental Justice and Protection Section handles a broad range of significant environmental matters on behalf of the Attorney General and the State of California. Attorneys in the section practice an array of state and federal laws, including the California Environmental Quality Act, the Hazardous Waste Control Law, the California Endangered Species Act, Proposition 65, and the Unfair Competition Law, as well as federal laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Power Act, the federal Endangered Species Act, and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Attorneys in the section use these laws to address existing and future pollution, mitigate the dangers posed by climate change, pursue equitable distribution of environmental benefits and burdens in communities, provide information on exposures to toxic chemicals, and reduce health impacts from environmental and other exposures.

The Environmental Justice and Protection Section utilizes the Attorney General’s broad statutory and common law enforcement authority to participate in local, state, and federal agency decision making, and to litigate complex environmental matters through all phases of state and federal courts, representing the Attorney General in his independent capacity. Duties include but are not limited to conducting difficult environmental investigations on behalf of the Attorney General; close coordination with District Attorney Offices, including joint prosecutions of both civil and criminal environmental cases; and providing legal advice on an ongoing basis to the Attorney General and, as needed, to California state agencies.

The Deputy Attorney General Supervisor directs and monitors the work of a team of subordinate attorneys, may directly supervise paralegals, and directs the work of support staff; evaluates the performance of subordinate attorneys and paralegals; provides training to subordinate attorneys and paralegals; handles general administrative matters; interviews and selects, or actively participates in the interview and selection process for, subordinate attorneys and paralegals; and personally performs the most difficult and complex legal work related to jury trials, bench trials, writs, appeals, and administrative hearings, which requires the highest level of independent judgment.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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

Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
• DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPERVISOR

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 leadership skills and demonstrated ability to lead teams of attorneys. Significant civil litigation experience in federal and state courts, at both the trial court and appellate levels. A proven and significant interest and background in environmental law is highly desirable and candidates must be motivated to work in that area of law on behalf of the Attorney General and the State. Candidates should be able to work under tight deadlines and pressure, work independently and in a team setting, and have a demonstrated ability and experience in developing litigation plans and managing complex legal matters. Candidates should possess excellent research and writing skills, as well as skill in oral advocacy and negotiations. Candidates should also be well organized and detail oriented, have a positive attitude, be a team player, and have an excellent work ethic. Further, candidates should be able to work well with executive management as well as non-attorney administrative and support staff, and to engage in management and administrative tasks, including case reporting; ProLaw time entry and review; evaluating the performance of subordinate attorneys and support staff and drafting probation reports and Annual Performance Appraisals; and assisting in the recruitment process for new attorneys and support staff.