Workers' Compensation Attorney II/III/IV*
- Analyze complex legal and factual issues
- Conduct extensive, well-reasoned legal research
- Prepare pleadings including applications, answers and responsive pleadings
- Draft proposed compromise and release agreements, stipulations with request for awards, and AME/PQME letters
- Prepare trial briefs and appeals including petitions for reconsideration and writs
- Take depositions of applicants and cross-examinations of physicians
- Prepare strategies for resolution with little or no supervision
- Prepare for hearings including trial, cross-examination, trial exhibits and witnesses with little or no supervision
- Communicate with the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, witnesses and opposing counsel and maintain a large caseload with little or no supervision
Your application will be reviewed for eligibility for all levels within the Deputy County Counsel Series. Job offers for the initial appointment may be made at any level based on qualifications and department needs. Candidates advance within the series in accordance with criteria established in the Exempt Compensation Ordinance.
Bi-annual step increases of 2.5% up to Top Step of Applicable Salary Range
LOAN FORGIVENESS
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Background/Pre-Employment Process: Applicants will be fingerprinted and must successfully pass a background investigation and a job-related physical exam, including a drug test, prior to employment.
Travel: Travel throughout the County is required. A valid California Class C driver license is required at time of appointment. Employees in this class may be required to use personal vehicles and show proof of automobile liability insurance.
Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.License: Active membership in the California Bar Association.
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Workers' Compensation Attorney II: Twelve (12) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.
Workers' Compensation Attorney III: Thirty (30) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.
Workers' Compensation Attorney IV: Forty-eight (48) months of experience as a workers' compensation attorney.
EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.
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