Attorney Iii

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Attorney III
The candidate under the general direction of the General Counsel, will perform the following functions: (1) conducts legal research; (2) works on appeals of discrimination complaints and conduct investigations as needed; (3) develops and drafts regulations; (4) drafts legal opinions; (5) prepares bill analyses; (6) reviews contracts and grants, and drafts contract language; (7) researches and investigates community college compliance with law; and (8) performs other duties as assigned. Incumbents in this classification independently perform the more complex and sensitive legal services with broad discretion. Assignments involve novel theories and/or practice involving rapid evolution of law, legal area specialization, legal expert, precedential value and involve opposing counsel or representatives who have a high level of experience and specialization. This series specification describes four attorney classifications used to perform a broad range of staff legal work. Incumbents in these classes serve the public by performing the following tasks which include, but are not limited to: study, interpret, and apply laws, regulations, court decisions, and other legal authorities; perform a wide variety of legal research; provide advice or opinions to departmental management or members of the public on legal issues arising out of the programs of the department in which the incumbent is employed and of the legal effect of rules, regulations, proposed legislation, statutory law, court decisions, and administrative actions; respond to legal correspondence; conduct special investigations involved in the enforcement of state laws and departmental rules and regulations; develop proposed legislation; testify before legislative committees; prepare or assist in preparing cases, opinions, briefs, and other legal documents such as memoranda, digests, summaries, and reports; assist in the preparation of or have responsibility for preparing cases which may result in litigation before boards, commissions, hearing officers, administrative law judges, or trial or appellate courts; develop strategies and tactics in disputes or litigation; assemble and evaluate evidence; secure and interview witnesses; conduct negotiations; represent departments in hearings and litigation; may act in a lead capacity over lower level attorney staff; and perform other related legal work.

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