Jun. 3, 2025
Union, private firm clash over state's use of outside counsel
The case centers on whether the state improperly bypassed the Attorney General's Office--and a judge called the agency's no-show at the hearing "unprecedented."
SACRAMENTO--A long-simmering dispute over the privatization of legal work within California government reached a milestone Monday, as the union representing state-employed attorneys squared off in court against a private law firm hired by the State Controller's Office--without the usual blessing of the Attorney General.
In a case that spotlights deep tensions over how and when outside counsel can be used, the California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Office...
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