State of California
Join the Covered California team!
Covered California is looking for an Attorney to join our Office of Legal Affairs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent legal research and communication skills, a passion for employment law, and a desire to support Covered California’s mission and core values. If you are interested in an opportunity to work in a creative, collaborative, and team-oriented environment, we encourage you to apply to join our team.
The Attorney provides legal guidance on sensitive legal issues facing Covered California involving personnel, Equal Employment Opportunity, and health and safety matters. Duties include:
Counseling and advising program units, staff members, and senior leadership in personnel-related issues, policies, and procedures. Representing Covered California in administrative hearings and appeals, including those before the State Personnel Board, California Department of Human Resources, Civil Rights Department, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and acting as liaison with the California Attorney General’s Office in civil cases. Closely partnering with Covered California’s Human Resources Branch, Equal Employment Opportunity Office, and Business Services Branch to develop, implement, and administer organization-wide policies, procedures, and training.
This position is headquartered in Sacramento County. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquarters office subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. Travel expenses associated with commuting to the employee’s office headquarters location are not reimbursable, other than authorized transit subsidies.
To be considered for this job opportunity, applicants must be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. If you are new to California State service and you do not have list eligibility, you must take the exam for this classification. To gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin.
Possession of minimum qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the minimum qualifications, the applicant's name may be removed from the eligibility list.
Covered California does not provide visa sponsorship and is not an E-Verify employer.
Effective July 1, 2025, in response to the budget deficit, the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee working their assigned work schedule receive a 4.62 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 8 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through October 31, 2026.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Vision, Dental, Retirement, and an array of other options. For more information on the benefits offered by the State of California, please click below:
CalHR Benefits Summary
CalHR Salary and Benefits Information
CalPERS Retirement Information
CalPERS Employer Contributions
Minimum Requirements
ATTORNEY
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:
Experience and/or interest in employment law and public sector legal issues. Experience in analyzing, interpreting, and implementing court decisions, statutes, regulations, policies, and other legal authorities. Excellent legal research, written and oral communication, and analytical skills, including the ability to express statements of act, law, and argument clearly and logically tailored to diverse audiences. High degree of professionalism and interpersonal skills, exercising open-mindedness, diplomacy, flexibility, tact, and sound judgment. Ability to build and maintain positive and effective relationships with staff, management, and external partners. Ability to prioritize workload, manage multiple projects, and produce high quality work in short timeframes.
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Covered California is looking for an Attorney to join our Office of Legal Affairs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent legal research and communication skills, a passion for employment law, and a desire to support Covered California’s mission and core values. If you are interested in an opportunity to work in a creative, collaborative, and team-oriented environment, we encourage you to apply to join our team.
The Attorney provides legal guidance on sensitive legal issues facing Covered California involving personnel, Equal Employment Opportunity, and health and safety matters. Duties include:
Counseling and advising program units, staff members, and senior leadership in personnel-related issues, policies, and procedures. Representing Covered California in administrative hearings and appeals, including those before the State Personnel Board, California Department of Human Resources, Civil Rights Department, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, and federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and acting as liaison with the California Attorney General’s Office in civil cases. Closely partnering with Covered California’s Human Resources Branch, Equal Employment Opportunity Office, and Business Services Branch to develop, implement, and administer organization-wide policies, procedures, and training.
This position is headquartered in Sacramento County. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquarters office subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. Travel expenses associated with commuting to the employee’s office headquarters location are not reimbursable, other than authorized transit subsidies.
To be considered for this job opportunity, applicants must be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. If you are new to California State service and you do not have list eligibility, you must take the exam for this classification. To gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin.
Possession of minimum qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the minimum qualifications, the applicant's name may be removed from the eligibility list.
Covered California does not provide visa sponsorship and is not an E-Verify employer.
Effective July 1, 2025, in response to the budget deficit, the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee working their assigned work schedule receive a 4.62 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 8 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through October 31, 2026.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Vision, Dental, Retirement, and an array of other options. For more information on the benefits offered by the State of California, please click below:
CalHR Benefits Summary
CalHR Salary and Benefits Information
CalPERS Retirement Information
CalPERS Employer Contributions
Minimum Requirements
ATTORNEY
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:
Experience and/or interest in employment law and public sector legal issues. Experience in analyzing, interpreting, and implementing court decisions, statutes, regulations, policies, and other legal authorities. Excellent legal research, written and oral communication, and analytical skills, including the ability to express statements of act, law, and argument clearly and logically tailored to diverse audiences. High degree of professionalism and interpersonal skills, exercising open-mindedness, diplomacy, flexibility, tact, and sound judgment. Ability to build and maintain positive and effective relationships with staff, management, and external partners. Ability to prioritize workload, manage multiple projects, and produce high quality work in short timeframes.
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