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Are you ready to work for an exceptional state agency that works to protect the life, health, safety, and welfare of the employees in the State of Arizona? The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) is committed to the highest standards of compliance, demonstrating leadership in all areas, and teaching and working with employers and employees to make them successful. A thriving workforce in Arizona is what we strive for and work towards each day.

(ATTORNEY
4)

Job Location:

Legal Division

800 W. Washington St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $91,300

Grade: 3

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

The Staff Attorney (Attorney
4) position will provide comprehensive legal representation, advice, and support to the Commission’s members, Director, Deputy Director, and various divisions. Performs legal research, analysis, litigation strategy, and drafting of legal opinions, memoranda, and briefs while representing the Division in statewide legal proceedings and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

• Provide legal representation and advice to Commission members, leadership, and divisions by conducting discovery, performing legal research and analysis, developing litigation strategies or legal opinions, and appearing at statewide prehearing conferences, settlement conferences, hearings, trials, mediations, and appellate proceedings.
• Draft and edit legal opinions, memoranda, briefs, and official correspondence while maintaining effective communication with clients, judges, opposing counsel, witnesses, and the public.
• Serve as a Division representative to internal and external customers by participating in committees, delivering presentations and training, and responding to inquiries.
• Maintain electronic files and databases using Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) case management systems.
• Support the Legal Unit's adherence to the Arizona Management System (AMS) principles, including using the Huddle Board, reviewing and developing standard work, and participating in cross‑training initiatives.

Knowledge in

• Arizona administrative practices and procedures and personnel rules and requirements.
• The purposes, goals, policies, procedures and practices of the Commission and the Legal Division.
• Legal research methods, legal principles, and their application.
• Arizona law and applicable Federal law as it relates to workers' compensation, OSHA, labor/employment, administrative practice and procedures, appellate practice and procedure, superior court practice and procedure, rule making and other regulatory requirements affecting state agencies, contracting and procurement, open meetings, public records, insurance, collection practices and procedures, and bankruptcy/receivership/liquidation.
• Medical terminology, medical diagnoses, and treatment.
• Construction terminology and construction methods.
• Ethical standards applicable to lawyers and public employees.

Skills in

• Teamwork.
• Legal research and legal writing involving complex questions of law.
• Persuasive oral communication and negotiation.
• Clear and concise written and oral advocacy.
• Critical and…