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California Department of Justice · 1 month ago

Licensing Section Deputy Attorney General Supervisor

Alameda, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$13,203/mo - $17,727/mo

8+ years exp

The California Department of Justice is seeking a Licensing Section Deputy Attorney General Supervisor to oversee a team of legal professionals. This role involves supervising, training, and evaluating Deputy Attorneys General and paralegals, while also managing complex legal cases and maintaining client relations.

Law EnforcementNon Profit

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Assigns, directs, monitors and supervises the work of a legal team of Deputy Attorneys General (DAG) and paralegals

Directs the work of support staff

Evaluates the performance of DAGs and paralegals

Provides training for subordinate legal staff

Resolves problems among and implements improvement measures for subordinate legal staff

Handles general administrative matters

Actively participates in the interview and selection process for hiring DAGs and paralegals

Develops and maintains good client relations with client agencies and ensures staff service levels are designed to timely meet the objectives and priorities of these clients

Personally perform and will guide the most difficult and complex legal work in licensing litigation requiring the highest level of independent judgment in administrative hearings, and state and federal court civil litigation, trials, writs and appeals

Acting as the lead attorney or supervising a trial team assigned to the most difficult and complex civil cases

Appearing before various federal and state courts and administrative bodies on the most difficult and sensitive cases

Advising various legal jurisdictions, public officials and representatives of public agencies on legal issues

Conducting or supervising special investigations of the most sensitive or difficult nature

Drafting and analyzing legislative measures and regulations

Qualification

Licensing litigationCivil litigationSupervisory skillsLegal analysisClient relationsTraining skillsProblem resolutionInvestigative skillsDrafting legislation

Required

Ability to assign, direct, monitor and supervise the work of a legal team of Deputy Attorneys General (DAG) and paralegals

Ability to direct the work of support staff

Ability to evaluate the performance of DAGs and paralegals

Ability to provide training for subordinate legal staff

Ability to resolve problems among and implement improvement measures for subordinate legal staff

Ability to handle general administrative matters

Active participation in the interview and selection process for hiring DAGs and paralegals

Ability to develop and maintain good client relations with client agencies

Ability to ensure staff service levels are designed to timely meet the objectives and priorities of clients

Ability to personally perform and guide the most difficult and complex legal work in licensing litigation

Ability to exercise the highest level of independent judgment in administrative hearings, and state and federal court civil litigation, trials, writs and appeals

Ability to act as the lead attorney or supervise a trial team assigned to the most difficult and complex civil cases

Ability to appear before various federal and state courts and administrative bodies on the most difficult and sensitive cases

Ability to advise various legal jurisdictions, public officials and representatives of public agencies on legal issues

Ability to conduct or supervise special investigations of the most sensitive or difficult nature

Ability to draft and analyze legislative measures and regulations