Attorney III

Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit ( OD?Legal), the assistant Chief Counsels, 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 independecnce 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; and providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department.

This job is located at:
355 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

This is a full-time position in an office environment on the 18th floor of a 45-story office building located in Los Angeles, California. 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.

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://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1580

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $10,536.00 - $14,879.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90071: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person