California Department of Industrial Relations
Staff Counsel
California Department of Industrial Relations, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
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California Department of Industrial Relations The Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director—Legal Unit is seeking a Staff Counsel to 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. Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit (OD—Legal), the Staff Counsel will work with broad discretion and independence to perform 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; and providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department. Minimum Requirements: Must be a member of the California Bar and qualified to practice law in California. Meet the minimum requirements defined in the Class Specification for Attorney III. Working Conditions: This is a full-time position in an office environment. 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. Application Instructions: Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Equal Opportunity Employer: The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
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Staff Counsel
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California Department of Industrial Relations The Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director—Legal Unit is seeking a Staff Counsel to 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. Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit (OD—Legal), the Staff Counsel will work with broad discretion and independence to perform 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; and providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department. Minimum Requirements: Must be a member of the California Bar and qualified to practice law in California. Meet the minimum requirements defined in the Class Specification for Attorney III. Working Conditions: This is a full-time position in an office environment. 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. Application Instructions: Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Equal Opportunity Employer: The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
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