SENIOR ATTORNEY

Job Description and Duties

The position will be filled in San Francisco, although part-time remote work would be allowed. There may be occasional travel to other parts of the State.

Attorney IIIs advise the staff and the Commission on a wide variety of legal issues, including the more complex issues arising under the California Coastal Act, state housing laws, the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, the Subdivision Map Act, real property law, the U.S. Constitution, and numerous other state and federal laws. Attorney IIIs are expected to be experts in these areas of the law and to be able to work with broad discretion and independence with minimum supervision. Specific responsibilities include:

• reviewing drafts of Local Coastal Programs and their amendments;
• reviewing Commission staff reports on coastal development permit applications, local coastal program submittals and amendments, and other types of proposals that the Commission reviews, and advising Commission staff of potential legal concerns with such reports;
• advising Commission staff and Commissioners regarding housing laws and environmental and real property law;
• drafting and reviewing legal documents;
• performing legal research;
• preparing administrative records;
• working with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation strategy;
• reviewing and editing legal briefs;
• drafting portions of staff reports and legal briefs;
• drafting legal memoranda

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Working Conditions

Work regular hours, Monday through Friday, although some evening or weekend work may be required on occasion. Consistent with the Commission’s hybrid work and telework policies, work location may be eligible to be a combination of in-office (a climate-controlled office environment with artificial lighting in the Commission’s office building in San Francisco, or in the field as needed) and remote (an approved alternate work location consistent with the Commission’s telework policy). The telework and hybrid work policies are subject to change at any time.

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 (5 pages or less)