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State of California

Healthcare Rights & Access Supervising Deputy Attorney General

State of California, California, Missouri, United States, 65018

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Overview The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible for protecting and serving the People and interests of California. Among other things, we represent the People of California in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, intermediate appellate courts, and Supreme Courts of California and the United States, and serve as legal counsel to state officers, and most state agencies. The DOJ's Healthcare Rights and Access Section (HRA) serves as the lead in affirmative healthcare matters, representing the Attorney General in his independent capacity and coordinating healthcare work within the Department. The Section has comprehensive authority to work on any matters, including investigations, litigation, and legislation, that will increase and protect the accessibility, affordability, and quality of healthcare for California residents. HRA's core mission includes consumer protection and fraud, civil rights and equity, reproductive justice, unfair competition, and privacy.

The Attorney General is committed to protecting access to healthcare for all Californians regardless race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, or LGBTQ status. The unit represents the Attorney General in his independent capacity as California's chief law officer to protect California residents, including women, LGBTQ individuals, and other marginalized populations. HRA protects California residents by engaging in affirmative litigation and filing amicus curiae briefs in cases in which significant healthcare civil rights issues will be resolved. Highlighting the importance of these functions are developments at the federal level, which can adversely impact California's healthcare interests. This position will focus on federal accountability work to ensure California's access to affordable and equitable healthcare, including against any threats from the federal administration.

Under the general supervision of the Senior Assistant Attorney General, the Chief Assistant Attorney General, the Chief Deputy Attorney General, and the Attorney General, the Supervising Deputy Attorney General directs and monitors the work of a team of Deputy Attorneys General and non-attorney legal professionals; personally performs and supervises complex legal work including investigations, trials, appeals, regulatory and legislative matters; evaluates team members' performance; provides training and mentoring to team and section members; handles general administrative matters; and participates in the interview and selection process for team and section members.

You will find additional information about the job in the

Duty Statement

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Benefit information can be found on the CalHR and the CalPERS websites.

Minimum Requirements You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPERVISOR

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:

Competitive candidates should have experience with California's healthcare, with emphasis on consumer protection, discrimination, and/or privacy laws, as well as constitutional law. They should also have experience and proven skill as a trial and/or appellate advocate, including demonstrated knowledge of trial and/or appellate procedure and strategy in civil and/or administrative law cases; the ability to identify quickly and to describe succinctly, orally and in writing, the salient legal issues in potentially complex government investigations, litigation, and/or administrative proceedings, especially those involving healthcare and/or consumer protection; and the ability to work closely in a team, or the ability to manage a team, with the ability to work effectively with Section employees in all areas. Ideal candidates should have initiative and an excellent work ethic; strong interest in and demonstrated aptitude for handling complex, high-profile litigation, often on an abbreviated schedule and of a sensitive nature; innovative thinking; strong research, computer literacy, investigatory, analytical, and writing skills; excellent public speaking and communication skills; and judgment and discretion in handling sensitive matters. Strong candidates will exhibit the ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines; prioritize tasks and projects; maintain professionalism under pressure; work independently and as a team member; and self-educate when confronted by complex and multidimensional problems.

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