Closing Date: 19th April, 2024
Description:
Job Description and Duties:A Government Entity seeks an Attorney IV in the Transactions Unit of the Chief Counsel's Office. The Chief Counsel's Office is a full-service law office involved in all phases of Commission activity, and attorneys have an opportunity to work directly and closely with the state's principal energy policymakers.
Under the direct supervision of an Assistant Chief Counsel and the general direction of the Chief Counsel, the Attorney IV will be responsible for advising the CEC on transactional matters, including contracts, grants, and loans and the non-competitive or competitive processes to award them. In the Transactions Unit, attorneys review and draft legislation, regulations, solicitations and resulting agreements, including terms and conditions; provide advice on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and other laws; work with the Attorney General's Office on litigation over transactional agreements; and represent the CEC in administrative proceedings.
Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at Attorney Series - CalHR (https://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/5778A.aspx). The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.
Hybrid and Telework Employees: Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be relocated to California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.
Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking a brief survey at CEC Recruitment Survey. (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CECRecruitmentSurvey)
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=23008025&name=140-5780-008AttyIVDutyStatement.pdf)
Desirable Qualifications:
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
The successful applicant should have strong analytic, research, and writing skills and have knowledge and experience, or demonstrated interest in
- state transactional work, including grants, contracts, and loans, and the competitive and non-competitive methods for selecting them;
- the State Contract Manual, Volumes 1 and 2, and Public Contract Code laws applicable to state agencies;
- legislation related to programs that issue contracts, grants, and loans; and
- state and federal environmental and energy law, including the California Environmental Quality Act. All applicants must be a member of the State Bar of California.
