Attorney III

About the role

Under the general direction of the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Director Legal Unit (OD-Legal), and the Assistant Chief Counsels, Attorney III represent the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, the Department, and division chiefs and managers in a wide and interesting variety of subject areas that are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of the Department. Attorney III generally have mid-level experience, and are expected to independently handle a caseload, to have solid lawyering skills, and to have some level of subject matter expertise in one or more areas of the Department's responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Representing the Department, Director, or Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation in all Anti-Fraud Unit matters, including but not limited to provider suspension and special lien adjudication matters
• Representing the Department, Director, or one of DIR's divisions in civil and writ litigation, including litigation involving constitutional issues
• Representing the Director of DIR in workers' compensation cases involving special funds administered by the Director
• Analyzing and drafting proposed legislation
• Providing legal services with respect to contract matters involving the Department
• Drafting proposed regulations
• Providing legal services on a wide variety of other issues that may arise in the operation of the Department

Working conditions

This position is located at 160 Promenade Circle, Ste 330, Sacramento, CA 95834, headquartered in the Office of the Director, Anti-Fraud Unit, in an office environment on the 3rd floor. Employees have their own offices, work at desks, and are required to work extensively on computers as necessary for drafting 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 is generally limited to the finalization and filing process.

This position requires occasional in-state travel, either locally within the Bay Area, or for one to three day overnight trips within California, based on assignments and as determined according to the needs of the Department.

Duties are performed Monday through Friday. Attorneys are expected to work all hours as necessary to accomplish their assignments, and although they will generally average a 40-hour week, longer work hours may occasionally be required. There is some flexibility as to the specific work schedule, which will be determined after hire in consultation with the Chief Counsel or Assistant Chief Counsel.

Qualifications

• Must be a member of the California Bar and qualified to practice law in California
• Must meet the minimum requirements defined in the Class Specification for Attorney III

Application requirements

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. Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available) may apply. SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Final Filing Date: 9/19/2026

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as QR Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

Required documents:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your CalCareer Account. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications.
• ONE legal writing sample you prepared preferably in the last 36 months, no longer than 15 pages, uploaded in WORD or PDF format

Resume is optional and may be included but is not required.

Complete Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. Hard copy applications may be mailed or dropped off at:

Department of Industrial Relations
Attn: Human Resources/Certs Unit
1416 9th Street, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Drop-off hours: 08:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.