RECRUITMENT BONUS Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $3,000!*


*See Exempt Employee Compensation Ordinance for details.


FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE 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.


The County Counsel's Office is recruiting for a Workers' Compensation Attorneys. These positions perform the following duties:

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.

Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.


*Official Title: Deputy County Counsel II/III/IV.


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.


3% Annual Across the Board Salary Increases in February 25/26

(Salary increases contingent upon Property Related Revenue and/or statewide Proposition 172 Sales Tax Collections performance.)


Bi-annual step increases of 2.5% up to Top Step of Applicable Salary Range


Deputy County Counsel II
$105,996 - $140,753 Annually


Deputy County Counsel III
$125,070 - $166,441 Annually


Deputy County Counsel IV
$144,310 - $210,537 Annually



LOAN FORGIVENESS

San Bernardino County Counsel employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more details/application information, click here.




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.



Desired Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have two years of experience working in Workers' Compensation as a member of the State Bar of California. Attorneys that are certified as a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law are highly desirable.







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