Senior Staff Counsel - Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
DEADLINE TO APPLY EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Senior Staff Counsel #1
The Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (OPR) seeks a Senior Staff Counsel within its Legal
Affairs team. Under the general direction of OPR’s Chief Counsel, the Senior Staff Counsel will be
responsible for providing research and analytical legal services needed to advise OPR and the Office of
Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC) leadership in the legal implications of
OPR’s and OCPSC’s activities. The Senior Staff Counsel will support, review, and coordinate OCPSC’s
contracting and grantmaking activities with agency partners and contractors, and, as needed, engage in
litigation in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and OPR’s Chief Counsel. The Senior Staff
Counsel may also provide general legal support to OPR on issues related to CEQA, Planning and Zoning
Law, Bagley-Keene, and the Public Records Act, amongst other laws.
OPR serves the Governor and his Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constitutes
the comprehensive state planning agency. OPR assists the Governor and the Administration in planning,
research, policy development, and legislative analysis. OCPSC, operating within OPR, manages the
State’s highest priority community engagement and public awareness efforts including COVID-19
vaccines, climate justice, water conservation and extreme heat.
To apply and to learn more details about the position, please visit the job posting at
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=407773, or go to
www.calcareers.ca.gov and search job code 407773.
Senior Staff Counsel #2
The Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (OPR) seeks a Senior Staff Counsel within its Legal
Affairs team. Under the general direction of OPR’s Chief Counsel, the Senior Staff Counsel will be
responsible for providing research and analytical legal services needed to advise OPR and California
Volunteers leadership in the legal implications of their activities. Senior Staff Counsel will support,
review, and coordinate OPR and California Volunteer’s agreements in contracting and grantmaking
activities with agency partners and contractors, and, as needed, engage in litigation in coordination with
the Attorney General’s Office and OPR’s Chief Counsel. The Senior Staff Counsel may also provide
general legal support to OPR on issues related to CEQA, Planning and Zoning Law, Bagley-Keene, and
the Public Records Act, amongst other laws.
OPR serves the Governor and his Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constitutes
the comprehensive state planning agency. OPR assists the Governor and the Administration in planning,
research, policy development, and legislative analysis. California Volunteers, operating within OPR, is the
state office tasked with engaging Californians in service, volunteering and civic action to tackle our
state’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, and responding to emergencies and
disasters.
To apply and to learn more details about the position, please visit the job posting at
https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=409191, or go to
www.calcareers.ca.gov and search job code 409191.
