Graduate Legal Assistant

and Duties This advertisement is posted as until filled. The Job Control will remain open, and applications will be reviewed every two weeks until filled.

This position is Limited Term (12 months); it may become permanent, be extended, or be cancelled at any time.

This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), Office of Enforcements Division of Prosecution (DOP), the Graduate Legal Assistant will support the DOP in the litigation of administrative and civil matters to ensure compliance under the managed health care laws pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 and its implementing regulations (Knox-Keene Act). A GLA for the Office of Enforcement performs a wide variety of legal work. Assignments typically consist of, but are not limited to, assisting attorney staff with legal research, analyses, and discovery; drafting memoranda; and preparing reports regarding legal and policy recommendations concerning the Knox-Keene Act, the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and other state and federal laws.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
The GLA is required to take initiative, exercise a reasonable amount of discretion, display superior work habits (e.g., organizational skills, accountability, timely completion of assignments), and produce a high quantity and quality of legal work.
It is expected that the GLA will be assigned increasingly more difficult work, and need less direct supervision, as experience is gained in the respective classification at the Office of Enforcement. The following core essential functions of the GLA series do not vary with experience:
Maintain normal and consistent work hours, averaging 40 hours per week. Routinely exercise independent, professional judgment, and accept supervision as directed or ordered. Travel to all parts of the State and the United States as required. Travel may involve one or more overnight stays, as required. Communicate effectively in writing and orally in person, through the use of documents and electronic devices. Handle multiple tasks, and significant caseload, and effectively prioritize work. Perform research and analysis and apply legal principles, facts, and precedents to legal problems.

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This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.

Leave Program (PLP) 2025 agreement:

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the positions associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction.

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

Working Conditions

The DMHC has locations in Downtown Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. Both locations are located close to light-rail with various amenities. The incumbent will work in a climate-controlled cubicle and/or office environment with artificial lighting.

This position may be eligible for hybrid telework. The telework schedule is permitted at the operational needs of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with the State Telework Policy and the DMHCs Telework Policy. All employees who telework are required to be California residents and maintain California residency in accordance with Government Code 14200.