Within the Public Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the Environmental Justice and Protection Section mission is to protect California citizens from the effects of climate change and environmental pollution by enforcing state and federal environmental laws affecting California's natural resources, its communities, and public health as well as participating in rulemaking and other administrative and litigation activities. Attorneys in the section investigate and litigate a wide variety of matters concerning climate change, hazardous waste, Proposition 65, air and water pollution, natural resources conservation, and environmental justice. Under the direction of the Chief Assistant Attorney General and administrative direction of the Chief Deputy Attorney General, the Senior Assistant Attorney General (Senior Assistant) plans, organizes, and directs the statewide work of the Environmental Justice and Protection Section.
In addition to the supervision of the section’s litigation and advice functions, the Senior Assistant serves as the Attorney General’s principal liaison and point of contact for legal services with the section’s clients; serves as technical and legal advisor to the Attorney General, the Chief Deputy Attorney General, and the Chief Assistant Attorney General on matters within the section’s legal program and on issues impacting the Department of Justice; and represents the Attorney General, state agencies, and state employees before the courts.
The Senior Assistant develops policies and procedures with regard to the Environmental Justice and Protection Section. The Senior Assistant also consults with the Chief Assistant Attorney General in the development and formulation of litigation policy and program objectives; has principal responsibility for personnel management and employee utilization within the section; and provides direction and guidance to subordinates through supervising deputy structure. The Senior Assistant may personally assist subordinates in complex litigation; prepares strategic plans, reviews annual budget requests, prepares Budget Change Proposals, forecasts workload; and performs ongoing programmatic monitoring and reporting functions.
While the position’s location is specified as statewide, the candidate selected for appointment can be headquartered in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Fresno, or San Francisco. Regardless of the headquarter location, the candidate will be expected to travel regularly to all of the Department’s main offices.
Please note: this position supervises attorneys and therefore it is critical that the selected candidate have active status in the California State Bar.
Please carefully read the following sections to apply for this position:
- Required Application Documents
- Desirable Qualifications
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Click on the following link to complete the California Department of Justice Recruitment Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7b2829LYou will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.