California Department of Industrial Relations
Attorney III
California Department of Industrial Relations, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Job Description and Duties:Final Filing Date: 1/11/2024Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit (OD—Legal), the Assistant Chief Counsels, Attorney III (Staff Counsel) represent the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Department, and division chiefs and managers in a variety of subject areas within the responsibility and jurisdiction of the Department.Staff Counsel are expected to work with broad discretion and independence to perform the more complex and higher-level work of OD—Legal. As a mid-level attorney, the incumbent is expected to develop subject matter expertise in one or more areas of the Department’s responsibility. Duties include but are not limited to:Representing the Director of DIR in workers’ compensation cases involving special funds administered by the Director;Analyzing requests for public works coverage determinations and drafting proposed decisions for the Director’s review;Serving as a hearing officer in appeals from assessments for prevailing wage violations and drafting proposed decisions for the Director’s review;Representing the Department in internal personnel matters;Representing the Department, Director, or one of DIR’s divisions in civil and writ litigation;Providing counsel on apprenticeship matters;Analyzing and drafting recommended decisions in appeals from retaliation complaint investigations;Providing analysis and advice concerning Public Records Act requests;Analyzing and drafting proposed legislation;Providing legal services with respect to contract matters involving the Department;Drafting proposed regulations;Providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department.This position is located at:
355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071This is a full-time position in an office environment on the 18th floor of a 45-story office building. Employees in this position work in an office 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.Attorneys are expected to work all hours necessary to accomplish their assignments, and although they will generally average 40 hours a week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. There is some flexibility as to the specific work schedule, which will be determined after consultation with the Assistant Chief Counsel.To be considered for this Attorney III 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/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=9PB08 .You will find additional information about the job in the
Duty Statement .
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355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071This is a full-time position in an office environment on the 18th floor of a 45-story office building. Employees in this position work in an office 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.Attorneys are expected to work all hours necessary to accomplish their assignments, and although they will generally average 40 hours a week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. There is some flexibility as to the specific work schedule, which will be determined after consultation with the Assistant Chief Counsel.To be considered for this Attorney III 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/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=9PB08 .You will find additional information about the job in the
Duty Statement .
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