Closing Date: 29th May, 2024

Description:

Job Description and Duties:
Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of OD Legal and the Assistant Chief Counsel, Attorney IV's represent the Director of A Government Department, and the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, and the Department in combating all forms of workers' compensation fraud, and protecting the welfare of injured workers. Attorney IV's have a high level of knowledge and expertise as practicing attorneys, and independently perform the more complex and sensitive legal services provided by the Anti-Fraud Unit, operating with broad discretion. Duties may include but are not limited to: representing the Department, Director, or one of DIR's divisions in civil and writ litigation, including litigation involving constitutional issues; Representing the Department, Director, or Administrative Director of the Workers' Compensation in Anti-Fraud matters, including but not limited to provider suspensions and special lien adjudication matters; Representing the Director of DIR in workers' compensation cases involving the Interpreter Fraud; Analyzing and drafting proposed legislation; Providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department.

There is only one position that may be filled in either Oakland or Sacramento. If you are interested in the position at more than one location, please submit a separate application for each job control.

This position is pending DOF Approval.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR 249.3

To be considered for this Attorney IV job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/9PB15.PDF

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=23161429&name=Rev.04.15.2024(Proposed)DutyStatementforAttorneyIV-Oakland.pdf)

Working Conditions:
This job is located at:

Office of the Director
Anti Fraud Unit
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612

This is a full-time position headquartered in the Office of the Director, Anti-Fraud Unit, located in an office environment in the 22-story State office building in Oakland, California. This unit is currently located on the 7th floor. Employees in this position have their own offices, work at desks, and are required to work extensively on computers as necessary for the drafting of letters, briefs and other documents, and for research, email communication, file review, training and other purposes. Attorneys are expected to handle their own word processing, and secretarial support is generally limited to the finalization and filing process. This position requires occasional in-state travel, either locally within the Bay Area, or for one to three day overnight trips within California, based on assignments, and as determined according to the needs of the Department. This is a full-time, Monday through Friday, position. Attorneys are expected to work all hours as necessary to accomplish their assignments, and although they will generally average a 40-hour week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. There is some flexibility as to the specific work schedule, which will be determined after hire in consultation with the Chief Counsel or Assistant Chief Counsel.

Special Requirements:
Must be a member of the California Bar and qualified to practice law.

In order to apply for this position, you must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) answering the questions below in addition to the standard application form and the legal writing samples. A resume cannot be submitted in lieu of the SOQ, and generally, resumes are not reviewed. The SOQ should be typed in 12-point font, with 1.5 or double-spacing, and be no more than two (2) pages in length. Please copy and paste these questions into your document. Please submit your SOQ in Word or PDF format.

Questions to be answered in the SOQ (please copy and paste these questions into your document):

Briefly summarize your prior experience in criminal, civil, or administrative litigation, including with respect to the subject areas in which you have practiced, the courts or other forums in which you have practiced, the responsibilities you have handled, and the extent of your law and motion, trial, and/or appellate experience.
Briefly describe two significant matters you handled that you feel demonstrate your skills and accomplishments as an attorney. Include a brief summary of the matter, and explain what it is about the results,outcome or circumstances that you feel reflects well on your abilities as an attorney.
Have you ever written any briefs for filing in the California Court of Appeal, California Supreme Court, or any federal appellate court? If so, please provide an estimate of the number of state and federal appellate briefs you have authored. If you have been counsel in any cases resulting in published opinions, provide the case cites.

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:

Knowledge concerning the work of the Department, workers' compensation law, anti-fraud law, and/or labor and employment laws.
Prior experience serving as counsel to a public agency.
Prior experience writing and filing briefs in the California Court of Appeal and/or California Supreme Court.
Prior criminal, civil litigation or administrative law experience.
Prior experience analyzing and working on legislation and/or administrative regulations.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to contribute to a collegial office environment.
Proficiency in Word and other Microsoft applications.