Attorney
Company: San Bernardino County
Location: San Bernardino
Posted on: May 11, 2022
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Job Description:
Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number of
qualified applications have been received. Priority Review
Deadline: May 20, 2022 The County Counsel's Office is recruiting
for a Workers' Compensation Attorneys. This position will 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. Attorneys may have the
opportunity to work a flexible schedule after six months of
employment, which may include a 9/80 schedule and/or partial remote
work option. *Official Title: Deputy County Counsel II/III/IV. San
Bernardino County Counsel employees may be eligible for student
loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness
program. Initial Appointment 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. Deputy County Counsel II ($91,644 -
$121,680 Annually) Deputy County Counsel III ($108,097 - $143,748
annually) Deputy County Counsel IV ($124,550 - $172,972 annually)
Minimum Requirements License : Active membership in the California
Bar Association. --AND-- 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. Apply ASAP Priority Review
Deadline: May 20, 2022 Employment Type: Full Time Salary: $91,644 -
$172,972 Annual Bonus/Commission: No
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