Environmental Justice and Protection Section

Job Description and Duties

California is a global leader in environmental protection, law, and regulation. The Environmental Justice and Protection Section seeks talented, experienced, and dedicated attorneys to work on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge matters in environmental law. On behalf of the People of California, section members represent California interests and enforce environmental laws on a broad range of critical issues, including climate change, drinking water, clean energy, endangered species, air quality, hazardous waste, and toxic chemicals. As a Deputy Attorney General in the section, you would:

• File, brief, and argue complex environmental cases in state and federal courts at every stage from investigation through appeal;
• Coordinate multi-agency and multi-state coalitions on landmark environmental actions involving the federal government;
• Enforce laws to reduce pollution in fenceline communities;
• Conduct investigations and advise the Attorney General on emerging environmental threats; and
• Partner with District Attorneys on joint civil and criminal environmental prosecutions.

In addition to participating in some of the most consequential environmental litigation in the nation, you would receive the satisfaction and benefits that come with a public service career in California state government. When you join the California Department of Justice as a Deputy Attorney General, you are not just taking a job. You are joining a community of talented, driven, and supportive professionals and accessing one of the nation’s most comprehensive public service compensation packages featuring exceptional health benefits and the security of a CalPERS pension.

If you have significant civil litigation experience in federal or state courts and a proven background or interest in environmental law, then we hope you will submit your application.

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

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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