Description

The County Counsel's Office is recruiting for a Workers' Compensation Attorney. The position will perform the following duties:
Analyze complex legal and factual issues.
Conduct extensive, well-reasoned legal research.
Communicate, effectively work with, and provide guidance to Risk Management claim partners/adjusters.
Prepare pleadings including applications, answers and responsive pleadings.
Draft proposed compromise and release agreements, stipulations with request for awards, and AME/PQME letters.
Prepare trial briefs and appeals including petitions for reconsideration and writs.
Take depositions of applicants and cross-examinations of physicians.
Prepare strategies for resolution with little or no supervision.
Prepare for hearings including trial, cross-examination, trial exhibits and witnesses with little or no supervision.
Communicate with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, witnesses and opposing counsel and maintain a large caseload with little or no supervision.

*Official Title: Deputy County Counsel II/III/IV.

Deputy County Counsel II
$114,712.00 - $152,339.20 Annually 
 
Deputy County Counsel III
$135,345.60 - $180,128.00 Annually

Deputy County Counsel IV
$156,166.40 - $227,843.20 Annually 

Requirements

License: Active membership with the California Bar Association.

--AND--

Workers' Compensation Attorney II: Twelve (12) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.

Workers' Compensation Attorney III: Thirty (30) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.

Workers' Compensation Attorney IV: Forty-eight (48) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.

 
Desired Qualifications
 

The ideal candidate will have two years of experience working in Workers' Compensation as a member of the State Bar of California. Attorneys that are certified as a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law are highly desirable.
  
Selection Process
 

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience and skills, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

Apply at: Workers' Compensation Attorney II/III/IV* | Job Details tab | Career Pages