Overview The Correctional Law Section is hiring a Deputy Attorney General to join our Appeals Team, where they will frequently handle impactful appeals that often involve cutting-edge issues involving constitutional law and civil rights in a supportive, collaborative environment. The Correctional Law Section is one of the largest sections in the Civil Division of the California Attorney General’s Office, with approximately 125 deputies in several locations statewide. Deputies in the Section handle all aspects of civil litigation, from inception through trial, settlement, and appeal. Our caseload includes individual civil-rights cases and class actions, often involving high-profile matters, and we represent high-ranking government officials as well as correctional administrators and employees. Responsibilities Appeals Team deputies focus on appeals, including appeals that arise from the Section’s class actions. Attorneys draft appellate briefs and argue in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and in state courts of appeal. Appeals Team members also work collaboratively to edit appellate briefs, prepare deputies for oral argument, engage with colleagues and clients regarding appellate strategy, advise deputies on trial matters to preserve or avoid issues for appeal, and confer with attorneys in other sections, including our Solicitor General’s Office, on crossover matters. Qualifications Qualified applicants should have excellent writing, oral advocacy, analytical, and editing skills. This is a full-time position, in a collegial office environment, with a flexible hybrid telework policy. Travel and in-person attendance may be required for court appearances and for other operational reasons. Minimum Requirements DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL III DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IV DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL V 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: Strong research and writing skills (exhibited by recent and frequent drafting of discovery motions, dispositive motions, and appellate briefs); recent and frequent experience in general civil litigation; strong oral-argument skills (exhibited by recent and frequent appearances in trial and appellate courts, and participation in mediations or settlement conferences); recent and frequent experience in civil discovery, depositions, trial preparation, bench or jury trials, and appellate work; interest in correctional law, prison procedures, and applicable constitutional law; ability to handle cases independently; and experience handling complex litigation. Strong applicants will have researched, written, and argued at least one dispositive motion, pretrial motion, or appeal within the prior year, and will have responded to and propounded discovery (including at least one deposition) within the prior year. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Benefits information can be found on the CalHR and CalPERS websites.

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