Position Information

JC-493837 Attorney IV

CalPERS is currently seeking an Attorney IV in the Legal Office, Investments Unit. Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Advising management and staff in the negotiation of investment-related contracts and complex and sensitive legal issues pertaining to requests for proposals. 
  • Working with/on CalPERS investment programs, including global equity, private equity, real assets, global fixed income, opportunistic strategies, securities litigation, compliance, and ethics-related matters.
  • Working closely with investment staff and outside counsel in the negotiation of investment transactions; advising system staff on legal issues relating to transactions.
  • Negotiates ISDA and SIFMA trading documentation.
  • Coordinating and monitoring outside counsel's work and budgets regarding investment operations. 
  • Coordinating and conducting periodic competitive solicitations of outside counsel for engagement on investment matters, including preparation of soliciation documents, review of responses, and conducting interviews.
Position: JC-493837 Attorney IV
Organization: California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
Location: Sacramento,  CA 
United States
Salary: $11,993 - $16,096 per Month
Posting Start Date: 10/27/2025
Date Posted: 10/27/2025
Requirements

All Attorney Levels

All classifications require active membership in The California State Bar. (Applicants who are not members of The California State Bar but who are eligible to take the California State Bar examination or are in their final year of law school will be admitted to the examination but will not be considered eligible for appointment until they are admitted to The State Bar.).
 

Attorney IV

Six years of legal experience in the practice of law*, one year of which must have been at a level equivalent to an Attorney III or higher.

* “Legal experience in the "practice of law" is defined as: (1) only that legal experience acquired after admission to any State Bar, or (2) experience as a judicial clerk for a federal court, California's state courts, or any other state's courts, or (3) legal experience acquired while practicing under a provisional license to practice law issued by the State Bar of California's Provisional Licensure Program, to constitute experience in the practice of law. For an individual's judicial clerkship to qualify as “legal experience in the practice of law, the experience must have been gained after receipt of a Juris Doctor or equivalent degree.
Status: This listing expires on: 12/26/2025
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Organization Information
Name:
California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
Address:
400 P Street

Sacramento,  CA 95811
United States
Email:
Recruitment@calpers.ca.gov
Phone:
9167952444
Fax:
Contact:
CalPERS HRSD, Selection Services
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