Senior Counsel

Job Description and Duties

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Hybrid Telework Opportunity

Under the direction of the Assistant Deputy Director, Health Systems Compliance, Chief Counsel, for the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA or Office), or the Assistant Chief Counsel, the Attorney Ill performs the complex and sensitive legal work for the Office. The Attorney Ill works both independently and as part of a team to provide client-centered legal and policy advice and assistance to the Office on a wide range of areas, including development of OHCA program regulations, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, conflict of interest laws, the California Public Records Act, confidentiality laws, health care law, and health care competition laws and analysis. The Attorney Ill will work closely and interact regularly with more senior attorneys, health care consultants, financial audit staff, economists, and other health care experts.

The Attorney Ill consistently demonstrates professionalism in their interactions with executive leadership, program managers, other state entities, and stakeholders, while performing multiple tasks that often require stringent deadlines. The Attorney Ill ably performs under pressure in political or time sensitive situations, communicates effectively both orally and in writing to provide sound legal opinions and high-quality, well-researched work products and presentations, demonstrates good judgment, and acts with high ethical standards.

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Working Conditions

HCAI offers a hybrid telework schedule with a combination of remote and in-office work schedules for CA residents only. The telework policy is subject to change, and additional in-office days may be required and/or minimal notification may be given to report to the worksite if an urgent need arises. If you are interested in maintaining a life/work balance and not dealing with a daily commute, then this position may be for you!

Telework schedules: The expectation is that all staff will work in office 4 days a week July 1, 2026.

HCAI does not provide visa sponsorship and is not an E-Verify employer.

Special Requirements

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you must include a copy of your unofficial transcripts and/or license for verification. Official sealed transcripts will be required upon appointment. If it is determined an application does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the applicant will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Applicants who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.

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:

• 2 years of experience with health care law providing legal advice to private or public health care organizations, or in legal issues related to market competition, mergers, and acquisitions.
• 1 year of experience drafting and interpreting legislation and regulations, including but not limited to preparing rule making packages for Office of Administrative Law approval.
• 1 year of experience reviewing and analyzing contracts.
• 1 year of experience providing advice to executive staff through well-researched and written legal memos, briefs, or similar documents pertaining to complex, sensitive, and/or novel legal issues.
• Knowledge of laws pertaining to state government, including the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act and the Public Records Act.
• Experience successfully working with internal and external stakeholders through effective verbal and written communication.
• Experience managing competing priorities and completing tasks in a timely manner.

Benefits

In addition to competitive public employee wages and a comprehensive benefits package, our employees enjoy meaningful and interesting work that supports access to healthcare.

To learn more about benefits for State employees, visit the Salary and Benefits page on the CalHR website.

University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) employees may qualify to transfer their current and previous employment credit to State of California employment through CalPERS. Human Resources can help with this process upon employment or you can reach out to CalPERS for inquiries at (888) 225-7377.

Additional Application Requirements

You must include: 1) the classification title you are applying for, 2) "JC-#506721", and 3) your source of eligibility (i.e. List Eligibility, Lateral Transfer, Reinstatement, SROA/Surplus) in the “Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for which you applying” section of your application. Applications received without this information may be disqualified.

If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you MUST include a copy of your unofficial transcripts and/or license for verification. Example: if you are applying for a Staff Services Analyst position based on your Bachelor’s degree, you must attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts showing the conferred date of the degree you obtained. Official sealed transcripts will be required upon appointment. Applicants who fail to provide this information shall be disqualified.

Applications received via email or fax will not be accepted.

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.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. The SOQ is a separate document with the applicant's

  Name and Job Control number noted on the top, typed in Arial 11 pt font, and no more than two pages.

  Please address the following in the SOQ:

  1. Describe why you are interested in working as an Attorney III for the Office of Health Care Affordability and how your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities have prepared you for this position, with specific reference to the Desirable Qualifications listed for this position.