ATTORNEY III

Overview

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-505270

Position #(s): -010

Working Title: ATTORNEY III

Classification: ATTORNEY III

Salary: $10,852.00 - $15,325.00 A

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Shall Consider: ATTORNEY

Salary ranges:
$7,969.00 - $10,473.00 A
$8,969.00 - $12,026.00 B
$7,506.00 - $9,439.00 C
$8,448.00 - $10,836.00 D

# of Positions: Multiple

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

• Department Information

California not only needs you; it wants you as part of the growing workforce. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) makes life better for Californians by fairly and efficiently collecting the revenue that supports our essential public services, with CDTFA administered programs accounting for about twenty-three percent (23%) of all state revenue. Tax programs administered by the CDTFA are concentrated in two general areas – sales and use tax, and special taxes and fees.

New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas FA offers employees reliable income, stable benefits, work-life balance, paid holidays, advancement opportunities, and the personal fulfillment of knowing that your work is personally impacting the lives of others.

To take a look at CDTFA as a destination employer please click the link

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All applicants will be considered, however SROA/Surplus candidates will be given priority.

Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce.

New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility. To learn more about us, please see

CDTFA Gateway to New Opportunities video

This is a re-advertisement of JC-486932. If you previously applied under JC-486932 you would need to re-apply under this new Job Control, JC-505177, in order to be considered
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This position is in the Tax and Fee Programs Bureau. Under the general direction of the Attorney Supervisor, the Attorney III independently handles or assists in handling complex and sensitive issues arising from the administration and enforcement of California’s Sales and Use Tax law, local, district, and special tax and fee programs on behalf of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).

Responsibilities of the Attorney III include, but are not limited to: reviewing, analyzing, and applying state and federal laws, court decisions, and other legal authorities in preparation of complex and sensitive sales and use tax or special tax and fee litigation, administrative appeals conferences, tax and fee settlement negotiations, legal opinions, and briefs; preparing legal documents, memoranda, appeals decisions, summaries, and reports;

assisting in the presentation of sales and use tax, special tax and fee programs, and bankruptcy and collections cases before state and federal courts; independently handling or assisting in handling administrative appeals conferences and settlement negotiations of tax and fee cases; presenting tax and fee cases in front of the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA); responding to stakeholder requests for legal opinions or advice;

investigating and evaluating facts and evidence; securing, preparing and interviewing witnesses; assisting with the drafting of legislative proposals, department rules and regulations; advising executive management, Assistant Chief Counsel, Attorney Supervisor, Attorneys and staff regarding the legal effect of CDTFA rules and regulations, proposed legislative measures,…