DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT
EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RELEASE DATE: Friday, April 10, 2015
POSITION TITLE: Senior Assistant Attorney General, C.E.A., Employment and Administrative Mandate Section, Civil Law Division FINAL FILING DATE: Friday, April 24, 2015
CEA LEVEL: Senior Assistant Attorney General, C.E.A. (5739) EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:
SALARY RANGE: $10,481.00 - $12,141.00 / Month BULLETIN ID: 03172015_2

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of the Chief Assistant Attorney General, Division of Civil Law, the Senior Assistant Attorney General plans, organizes and directs the work of the statewide Employment and Administrative Mandate (EAM) Section staff. The EAM Section represents state regulatory and law enforcement agencies in matters such as the revocation and suspension of drivers' licenses, discipline of law enforcement officers, and lottery and horse racing issues. It also defends state agencies and employees in major employment litigation. The Senior Assistant provides advice to Department of Justice executive staff on personnel and employment law matters, including EEO and misconduct investigations. Representation by this section involves client advice and consultation, and appearances before state and federal administrative and judicial tribunals. Some client agencies have separate legal staff and, in such cases, representation is primarily for litigation. The Senior Assistant is responsible for supervision of the section's litigation, training and advice functions; 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 on matters within the section's legal program and on legal issues impacting the Department of Justice; represents the Attorney General before courts, the Legislature, the public, other governmental agencies and the Governor's Office; consults with the Chief Assistant in the development and formulation of legal and litigation policy and program objectives, personnel management and employee utilization within the section; provides direction and guidance to subordinates through supervising deputy structure; may personally assist subordinates in complex litigation; prepares annual budget requests and performs ongoing programmatic monitoring and reporting functions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Membership in The State Bar of California. (Applicants must have active membership in The State Bar before they will be eligible for appointment.) and Ten years of experience performing legal duties, four years of which must been at a level of responsibility equivalent to Deputy Attorney General III. The four years of experience at the Deputy Attorney General III level must be obtained in California state service. Applicants who have completed nine and one-half years of the required total legal experience and three and one-half years of the required experience comparable to the Deputy Attorney General III level may be admitted into the examination but must complete the required 10 years' total legal experience and the four years of experience at the Deputy Attorney General III level before they will be eligible for appointment.)

Experience in the "practice of law" or "performing legal duties" or "legal experience" is defined as only that legal experience acquired after admission to The Bar.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: Scope and character of California statutory law and provisions of the California Constitution; statues and constitutional provisions governing the organization, duties, powers, and conduct of the work of the Attorney General's Office and the Department of Justice; principles of administrative and constitutional law; rules of evidence and conduct of proceedings in trial and appellate courts in California and the United States and before administrative bodies; organization, functions, and processes of the legislative branch; the State's criminal justice system; legal research methods; methods and problems involved in administering the work of a governmental law office; training principles and techniques in the production of motion pictures, television programs and other training materials; principles of supervision and personnel management; Department's equal employment opportunity Program objectives; a manager's role in the equal employment opportunity Program and the processes available to meet equal employment opportunity objectives.

Ability to: Perform and direct legal and programmatic research; plan and direct the activities of a staff of lawyers and other technical personnel; coordinate with other sections of the Department and with local jurisdictions; address an audience effectively; analyze difficult and complex legal problems; and apply legal principles and precedents to particular sets of facts; present statements of fact,law and argument clearly and logically in written and oral form; give advice and assistance as a consultant in a particular field of law; analyze and draft proposed legislative measures; handle difficult legal correspondence; establish and maintain effective communications between legislators, legislative staff members, legislative committees, the Legislative Analyst, professional law enforcement organizations, and other local, State and Federal agencies, and the Department of Justice; win the confidence and respect of members of the legal profession, local law enforcement and criminal justice personnel, and other persons contacted in the course of work; effectively contribute to the Department's equal employment opportunity objectives.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION(S)
1. Demonstrated leadership ability and the ability to plan, supervise and properly delegate work in order to build and maintain a solid management team of SDAGs to oversee a large staff of Deputy Attorneys General in five geographic locations

2. Ability to defend state agencies and employees in major employment litigation, appearing before state and federal administrative and judicial tribunals.

3. Ability to provide advice and representation to state regulatory and law enforcement agencies in matters such as revocation and suspension of drivers' licenses, discipline of law enforcement officers, and lottery and horse racing issues.

4. Ability to interact positively and effectively with client representatives, subordinates and other members of the Attorney General’s Office, at all levels.

5. Ability to consult with and advise the Chief Assistant Attorney General or the Chief Deputy Attorney General in the development and formulation of legal and litigation policy and program objectives related to employment law matters.

6. Ability and desire to constantly monitor and critically evaluate existing systems, including eliminating or creating new systems, processes and infrastructures designed to promote operational excellence and efficiency while producing a high quality legal work-product and improving client services.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of Senior Assistant Attorney General, C.E.A., Employment and Administrative Mandate Section, Civil Law Division, with the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position.

A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of Senior Assistant Attorney General, CEA, Civil Law Division, with the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Applications will be retained for twelve months. The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position. The Examination process will consist of an application, resume, and Statement of Qualifications evaluation. The Statement of Qualifications will be used to evaluate your education and experience as it relates to the "Desirable Qualifications" and may also serve as documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing since this is a critical factor to successful job performance. The Statement of Qualifications may be the only basis for your final score and rank on the eligible list; however, interviews may be conducted as part of the examination process. The resulting eligible list could be used to fill this position for a period of up to twelve months.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Interested applicants must submit:

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Office of Human Resources/Testing and Selection Unit
P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Bradley Thomson | (916) 327-4209 | Bradley.Thomson@doj.ca.gov

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

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Class specs:  http://www.dpa.ca.gov/textdocs/specs/s5/s5739.txt