Attorney Iii

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Attorney III

The candidate, under the direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit (OD-Legal), and the Assistant Chief Counsels, represents the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Department, and division chiefs and managers in a wide and interesting variety of subject areas that are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of the Department. Represents the Director of Department in workers' compensation cases involving special funds administered by the Director. Represents the Department, Director, or one of Department's divisions in civil and writ litigation, including litigation involving constitutional issues. Represents the Department in internal personnel matters. Analyzes requests for public works coverage determinations and drafting proposed decisions for the Director's review. Serves as a hearing officer in appeals from assessments for prevailing wage violations and drafting proposed decisions for the Director's review. Provides counsel on apprenticeship matters. Analyzes and drafts recommended decisions in appeals from retaliation complaint investigations. Provides analysis and advice concerning Public Records Act requests. Analyzes and drafts proposed legislation. Serves as a Privacy Officer and advises the Department with respect to privacy and confidentiality issues. Provides legal services with respect to contract matters involving the Department. Drafts proposed regulations. Provides legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department. Represents the Director of Department as Administrator of two special workers' compensation funds - the Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund (UEBTF) and the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) in workers' compensation cases litigated and adjudicated in the District Offices of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), including through any Petitions for Reconsideration (appeals) to the WCAB, and any judicial review in the Court of Appeal or California Supreme Court. Provides legal analysis, advice and representation to the Director and the Department as a member of a practice area team in one or more of the following subject areas, as assigned, and based on the operational needs of the unit: 1) researching, analyzing and making recommendations to the Director on requests for public works coverage determinations, handling administrative appeals from those decisions, and defending the decisions of the Director in writ litigation when necessary; 2) serving as a hearing officer in appeals from civil wage and penalty assessments on public works projects which require the payment of prevailing wages, as well as in other areas where the Director is authorized to hold a hearing; 3) representing the Department in internal employment law and personnel matters, including proceedings before the State Personnel Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and in related civil litigation; 4) representing the Department with respect to Public Records Act requests and any related litigation; 5) advising the Director and the Department with respect to matters involving the Information Practices Act and privacy issues; 6) reviewing and drafting recommended decisions on appeals from Labor Commissioner's decisions in retaliation complaint investigations; 7) advising and representing the Department, divisions and management with respect to State contracting issues, including by reviewing and drafting contract documents as necessary; and 8) preparing legislative bill analysis documents and advising the Director with respect to rulemaking, legislation, and general policy issues. May serve as a lead for a practice area team, with the responsibility for tracking assignments to team members and exercising leadership on legal questions, but more often will work under the organizational and subject matter leadership of Attorney IV's and V's on the practice area teams. Represents the Director, the Department, and division chiefs in state and federal civil litigation, as assigned, and generally working in a two-person team led by a more experienced attorney, involving any of the following substantive areas, without limitation: challenges to the constitutionality of statutory provisions and/or Department practices; workers' compensation law; the California Prevailing Wage Law; challenges to the validity or enforcement of regulations; apprenticeship matters; self-insured workers' compensation plans; Public Records Act requests and litigation; wage and hour law; and occupational health and safety matters. Represents the Director of Department in workers' compensation cases related to the Return To Work Supplement Program (RTWSP)) and Death Without Dependent cases.

Additional Information

Job Code #: JC-205373. Position #: 400-112-5795-026. Submit current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678. Resume is optional. Visit website for more information.

Company info

California Department of Industrial Relations
1515 Clay Street Suite 801
Oakland
California
United States 94612
Phone : 800-564-0771
Website : http://www.dir.ca.gov/