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The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) is seeking an experienced attorney to work for economic justice for low-income and other disadvantaged communities as a member of NCLC’s Energy and Utilities Unit. The attorney will support state advocates in the southeast working to advance energy affordability before utility commissions and legislators. The attorney will provide technical assistance for administrative litigation before state utility commissions and will intervene in selected proceedings in conjunction with local advocacy partners. The attorney will participate in a coalition of consumer advocates primarily based in the southeast, and will help to develop partnerships with advocates in the region. Additional duties include: research and writing, conducting trainings, and public speaking. The attorney will also participate actively in NCLC’s Energy and Utilities Unit and support our nationwide Energy and Utilities work. This position will be a hybrid or remote role,...

The   County Counsel's Office   is recruiting for a   Workers' Compensation Attorney.  The position will perform the following duties: Analyze complex legal and factual issues. Conduct extensive, well-reasoned legal research. Communicate, effectively work with, and provide guidance to Risk Management claim partners/adjusters. 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...