Description:
Overview:The Legal Services office of A Government Entity provides quality, timely, and ethical legal advice and services to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, trial courts, A Government Entity, and the A Government Entity's advisory bodies and staff. Legal Services is currently searching for an attorney to join its dynamic law office that provides legal support to judicial branch clients on challenging, varied, and significant legal issues. The attorney will have meaningful experience in general employment and labor law. The attorney will independently manage a workload in a collegial environment and may work across practice groups to serve judicial branch clients.
Attorneys within the Legal Services office often support the work of units other than their primary assignment. Depending upon experience, the attorney who fills this position may be called upon to work with other Legal Services units to provide written legal opinions, staff advisory bodies, draft rules of court and legislation, and manage litigation.
A Government Entity strives for work-life balance and provides substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, A Government Entity offers an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending, a public transit stipend for commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. The successful candidate will be expected to work in A Government Entity's San Francisco or Sacramento office; hybrid work options for employees who live in areas surrounding these locations may be considered.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice on labor matters, including interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, employer-employee relations rules and procedures, grievances, and unfair labor practice charges.
- Provide in-house counsel and labor and employment law advice to the trial and appellate courts and A Government Entity.
- Provide legal advice on a diverse range of employment issues, including employee discipline and termination, disability accommodations, leaves of absence, FMLA/CFRA leave entitlements, grievances, employee benefits, and wage and hour issues.
- Manage investigations of complaints as to employment issues.
- Evaluate and manage employment litigation and labor arbitrations.
- Retain and actively manage outside counsel in all stages of litigation.
- Defend and advocate for trial courts in proceedings before the Public Employment Relations Board.
- Evaluate, review, and develop personnel policies and related materials.
- Present labor and employment-related trainings for judicial branch clients and the A Government Entity.
- Consult with or advise committees, advisory bodies, and work groups on labor and employment-related issues.
- Depending upon background and experience that may be of direct service to the courts and the A Government Entity, the attorney may be called upon to perform additional duties or assist other Legal Services units in areas of labor and employment law, litigation management, ethics, and real estate transactions and advice, as well as draft rules of court and legislation, prepare written legal opinions, and support A Government Entity advisory bodies focused on civil law and procedure and court operations.
Qualifications:
Juris doctor, and three (3) years of relevant post-bar legal experience as a practicing attorney. After passing a state bar, work experience as a Law Clerk to a federal or state judge prior to formal bar admission will be considered qualifying experience.
Licensing and Certifications
Current active membership with the State Bar of California prior to hire.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Substantial experience in labor and employment law;
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, negotiating, and public speaking skills;
- Exceptional legal research, writing, and analysis abilities; and
- Experience in or with the public sector.
Skills:
- Excellent critical thinking, problem solving capabilities, and judgment;
- Superior communication, interpersonal, diplomacy, and public speaking skills;
- Ability to present issues and advocate positions clearly, concisely, and logically;
- Ability to manage workloads, coordinate deadlines, and prioritize competing demands;
- Ability to work autonomously while being a team player with a positive and enthusiastic attitude;
- Ability to listen to and consider different points of view;
- Ability to building consensus and resolve conflicts; and
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
Knowledge of:
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and/or ordinances, particularly in labor and employment law;
- Principles and practices of California and federal labor and employment law;
- Principles and methods of legal research (including electronic research) and analysis;
- Principles and methods of legal writing and editing;
- Principles and methods of litigation management; and
- Principles and practices of civil procedure, constitutional law, and administrative law.
Other Information:
Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.
