Closing Date: 21st April, 2024
Description:
Job Description and Duties:Are you a highly motivated attorney seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact in the legal field? Join our esteemed legal team at State Fund.
State Fund's Legal Subrogation department is seeking a dynamic Attorney III to join an elite legal team. In this role, you will represent State Fund in handling and litigating workers' compensation subrogation cases and assignments before various legal bodies, including the DWC (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), California Civil Courts, Federal Civil Courts and other administrative bodies.
Position may be filled at one of the following State Fund locations: Glendale, Pleasanton, Redding, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, or Santa Ana.
Under the direction of a Supervising Attorney or Assistant Chief Counsel you will:
- Represent State Fund in litigating the most complex, sensitive, and difficult civil cases
- Provide corporate advice and transactional matters and assignments necessary to defending and reducing State Fund's legal exposure
- Handle civil litigation before State or Federal Courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration boards and/or representation in connection with corporate advice matters and transactions
- Participate in project-based work and handle matters requiring coordination of multiple parties and issues
- Conduct contract review and negotiation; addressing regulatory matters; participating in task forces and legal projects, and conducting legal research
- Advise State Fund's Directors, Executives, Officers, Managers, Attorneys, Employees and Representatives, and stakeholders.
New to state candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of the alternate salary range when applicable. Placement to alternate salary range may be based on education or experience identified in your state application.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=22812932&name=SubrogationAttorneyIIIDS.pdf)
Working Conditions:
Telework may be available and is subject to change based on State Fund guidelines and business needs.
Selected candidate(s) hired may be required to attend in-person Onboarding at our Vacaville office with expenses for attendance paid by State Fund.
Desirable Qualifications:
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Attorneys with subrogation or civil litigation experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability and experience, we see individuals who can:
- Effectively represent State Fund and the State Departments under the Master Agreement, providing competent legal counsel consistent with approved policies and guidelines
- Offer quality customer service and maintain professionalism in all interactions
- Advise and counsel Claims and internal business partners
- Demonstrate a commitment to compliance, safety and ethical conduct
- Maintain a safe working environment
- Defend State Fund against fraudulent activities
- Maintain excellent customer relationships with internal and external business partners and stakeholders
Attorneys with subrogation or civil litigation experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
