SALARY: $103,704.00 – $145,152.00 Annually
LOCATION: 2811 0 Street Sacramento, CA
JOB TYPE: Full Time
DEPARTMENT: Legal
JOB NUMBER: 2025-00137IE
OPENING DATE: 09 /10/20 24
RECRUITMENT Internal/External
TYPE
Description
THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AS RECIEVED AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED.
Please note that this position has a transactional and advisory emphasis. While the general job description includes litigation related duties, this position is not a litigator position. The incumbent will be exclusively given transactional and and advisory assignments and will support the Procurement, Engineering, Finance, IT, Real Estate, Human Resources, Marketing, Planning, and Labor Relations.
The purpose of this position is to provide legal support for SacRT in advisory, transactional, litigation, and other legal matters as assigned by the General Counsel. This work is mainly accomplished by gathering and interpreting data, including meeting and correspondence with SacRT staff and third parties to elicit information and discuss relevant concerns about issues, transactions, and litigated matters; conducting legal research; preparing legal
analyses, memos, and pleadings; drafting contracts and other documents; preparing materials to be
presented to the Board of Directors, courts, and other entities; appearances before state and
federal courts and other tribunals; and preparing memoranda, opinions, and recommendations in
response to requests for legal advice by SacRT staff.
This is the fully qualified professional journey level in the attorney series wherein the incumbent
receives general instructions regarding the scope and approach to projects or assignments.
Incumbent is expected to exercise judgment and initiative while handling legal matters and is fully
aware of the operating procedures and policies of SacRT and the practice of law. This class is
distinguished from the Attorney Ill in that the latter is responsible for more difficult or complex
legal work.
Examples of Duties
• Handles litigation and transactional matters, which may include tort liability, insurance,
procurement, contract, environmental, permit, real property, development, transit, civil rights,
labor, personnel, pension, funding, and administrative law issues. Incumbents develop guidelines,
procedures and forms; ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations; and advise and
assist staff on legal issues. In relationship to litigation assignments, incumbents may evaluate
liability; collect and prepare evidence; interview and prepare witnesses; prepare pleadings;
conduct and respond to discovery; monitor and direct outside legal counsel; and represent SacRT in
court, mediation/arbitration, and administrative proceedings. In relationship to transactional
assignments, incumbents may evaluate liability; review procurement documents; prepare contract for
goods, services and construction; review and prepare real property documents; review and prepare
other agreements, including collective bargaining agreements and pension plans; review environmental documents; review and prepare labor and personnel-related documents; and monitor and direct outside legal counsel.
• Review, revise and prepare SacRT policies, staff reports, resolutions and ordinances.
• Identify legal issues; conduct legal research; analyze legal issues; discuss issues with
supervisor; prepare draft memorandum and opinions; monitor and provide advice on new legal
developments related to new cases, laws, and regulations affecting SacRT.
• Prepare responses to staff inquiries; work with staff to obtain factual background; conduct and
analyze legal research; draft written responses with legal conclusions; advise staff; conduct
appropriate follow-up to ensure resolution; interpret existing SacRT agreements and advise
management and staff of interpretation; and advise staff and management regarding legal issues
including on performance and obligations on construction projects, on matters with direct
consequence to organization’s receipt, expenditure, and reimbursement of funds, on issues related
to SacRT funds, including retirement funds and associated financial obligations; may administer and
manage expert consultant contracts.
Minimum Qualifications
Formal Education: Juris Doctor degree or equivalent from an accredited school of law.
Substitution of experience for the required education is not accepted.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid California State Bar License.
Proof of required education beyond high school, such as college transcripts, diplomas, and/or
certificates must be submitted at the time of application.
Filing Instructions/Supplemental Information
The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic
requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a
candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An
employment application and proof of education, as outlined above, are required for this position.
Applications and job announcements are available through our website at www.sacrt.com.
Completed employment application and proof of education, as outlined above, must be submitted
online. This position will remain open until filled. Applications are reviewed as received, and
interviews will be scheduled for most qualified candidates. SacRT will not process incomplete
applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application, but may be included with the
application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human
Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the
recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the
Human Resources Department at (916) 556-0298.
SacRT has a stand alone pension plan which is not part of, nor does it have reciprocity with
CalPERS. SacRT is an Equal Opportunity EOE Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.
This position falls under Management and Confidential Employee Group (MCEG).
Attorney II (Transactional and Advisory Emphasis) Supplemental Questionnaire
*QUESTIO N 1
Please describe your experience as a practicing attorney including any experience you have
practicing public agency law. In your description, include the name of the employer(s), your job
title(s), the number of years/months you performed these duties.
*QUESTIO N 2
Do you have a valid California State Bar License? Yes or No?
*QUESTIO N 3
If yes, please indicate your valid California State Bar License number. If no, please indicate N/A.