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Under the general supervision of an Assistant Chief Counsel, the incumbent will work directly with over 20 Attorneys, one Staff Air Pollution Specialist, three AGPAs, one SSA, one other OT, the Chief Counsel, and four Assistant Chief Counsels. The primary role of the Legal Office is to provide the highest level of legal support to the Board members, Executive Office, and staff of CARB, including ensuring compliance with legal requirements necessary for the adoption of air pollution regulations, and enforcing and defending these regulations.

A major portion of the position requires the incumbent to perform a wide variety of administrative assignments and related office work as well as prepare and process a variety of legal documents. This includes preparing inter-office and inter-agency memoranda and letters; maintaining follow-up records relating to legal matters in process and other legal forms that are prepared and processed; and tracking Board item materials and legal correspondence using SharePoint and/or other tracking systems. The incumbent also gathers and assembles documents for attorney cases and assists attorneys by preparing and processing a wide variety of legal documents, including but not limited to legal correspondence, pleadings, briefs, motions, and legal opinions. Additional duties include scheduling and arranging meetings for attorneys, making travel arrangements and processing travel claims using Concur and CalATERS; preparing supply orders for the Legal Office; serving as point of contact for IT services for legal staff; assisting in troubleshooting computers, programs, and office equipment; processing and logging all incoming settlement and miscellaneous checks, preparing corresponding documents for accounting, and delivering checks to accounting. The incumbent receives and screens a variety of telephone calls and visitors and answers a wide variety of inquiries and refers inquiries to appropriate attorneys or staff.

The incumbent may attend CARB's monthly Board meetings in Sacramento; assist the Board Clerks in overseeing the operations of the hearings; and provide back-up assistance to the Board Administration and Regulatory Coordination Unit staff as needed.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

 

Working Conditions

 

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location, as indicated on their duty statement, at their own expense.

  • Position located in a high-rise building.
  • Requires being in a stationary position, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
  • Standard office environment (for example, artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
  • Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.