Charitable Trusts Section, Deputy Attorney General IV

Are you interested in protecting charitable assets for the People of California? Do you want to help stop charity fraud? Join a team of attorneys and auditors who do just that and much more. In California, the Attorney General has the primary responsibility for regulating and supervising charitable organizations and trustees, and professional fundraisers. To carry out this responsibility, the Charitable Trusts Section investigates and prosecutes financial abuse, mismanagement, and fraudulent solicitation by charity directors, charitable trustees, and fundraisers in civil courts, and defends charitable gifts in probate courts. The Charitable Trusts Section also reviews material transactions of nonprofit corporations, such as mergers and asset sales. Additionally, Section attorneys appear before administrative courts to enforce registration and reporting requirements. Typical duties of the Charitable Trusts Section’s Deputy Attorney General include: coordinating investigations and legal actions in California and with other state and federal agencies reviewing charity transactions, including asset sales and mergers litigating enforcement actions in trial and appellate courts drafting regulations and legislation affecting charities and fundraisers responding to Public Records Act requests providing guidance to the Registry of Charities and Fundraisers responding to public inquiries regarding applicable law conducting and managing Registry compliance projects, including the administrative suspension and revocation of charity and fundraiser registration conducting public outreach Applicants must demonstrate good judgment and professionalism in all interactions with members of the public, opposing counsel, and the judiciary. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL III 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: Applicants should demonstrate excellent analytical, written and oral communication, and research skills. Experience in civil litigation and/or administrative law, nonprofit law, auditing, and accounting is desirable. Ideal applicants are mission driven, take initiative, organized, meet deadlines, work well with peers and supervisors, and have strong legal writing and oral communication skills.