ATTORNEY V

Job Description and Duties Please note, the Water Boards do not participate in E-Verify. The State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Chief Counsel is seeking an Attorney V for one of the Regional Water Boards Legal Services branches. The Attorney V will be assigned as legal counsel to one or more of the nine regional water quality control boards. The position location is 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Duties: The regional water quality control boards are the primary planning, permitting and oversight agencies under the Clean Water Act and Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act within their respective jurisdictions. The Office of Chief Counsel provides legal counsel to the regional water boards, each of which has one to three attorneys who handle virtually all of the region’s water quality law issues. The practice is varied and interesting. It includes participation in the most complex administrative adjudications and general representation of the seven-member boards and assisting in civil litigation involving the board’s actions. Board attorneys work independently in a fast-paced, collegial environment. Under the general direction of an Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel, the Attorney V advises regional water board members, management, and staff in the most complex matters relating to water quality control planning, waste discharge permitting, enforcement, underground storage tank, and other environmental cleanups under the Clean Water Act, the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and other state and federal laws. The Attorney V also advises on the California Environmental Quality Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Public Records Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, environmental justice, and related issues, and assists and works with the Attorney General in litigation involving the regional water board. The Attorney V provides legal advice in the most difficult and complex agency and litigation decision making on water quality issues, and requires a high level of expertise and independence, as well as the skills and experience to develop and work with innovative and novel legal theories. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Additional information: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package. Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking this brief survey: Recruitment Survey. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements In order to be considered for this position, you must include the following: • RPA# 26-220-XXX in the “Examination or Job Title(s)” section of the State application when submitting a hardcopy application. • Active membership in the California State Bar. Must have Attorney V list, transfer, or reinstatement eligibility and be reachable on the certification list. Here is the link to the exam: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=535276. An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States that does meet accreditation standards must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due during final minimum qualification evaluation of candidate(s). A link of accepted evaluation agencies can be found here: https://www.naces.org/members. Electronic submittal of applications and attachments through jobs.ca.gov is preferred. Emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. You are required to complete employment history on the application form (STD. 678), including work experience, dates, hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD. 678 may be disqualified. In the hiring interview, the panel will consider education, experience, personal development, personal traits and fitness for the job. In appraising experience, more weight may be given to the breadth of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate's ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of his/her experience. For additional information, you may refer to the class specification. 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: Excellent skills in written and verbal communication, legal research, and analysis of the law; expertise and experience with complex issues in water quality law, other environmental laws, administrative law, and public agency law; knowledge of and experience in environmental justice issues and work with nongovernmental organizations or underserved communities; experience in providing legal advice to multi-member state bodies and their staff; demonstrated interest in public service; ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.