Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment where your leadership and organizational skills can truly shine? You’re invited to join our team!
Are you an ambitious individual with a passion for making a difference in Workers' Compensation law? Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment where your leadership and organizational skills can truly shine? If so, we invite you to join our team of Assistant Chief Counsels!
The State Fund Legal program is seeking a motivated legal professional to supervise, direct, and oversee the work of the Complex Legal Unit. The Unit is comprised of attorneys who handle complex non-appellate and appellate cases, provide legal opinions and guidance to various departments throughout State Fund on various Workers’ Compensation regulatory and labor code issues, and represent State Fund on various complex workers’ compensation issues facing the industry. The successful candidate will also work closely with internal and external business partners, and lead projects that affect the State Fund Legal department. The Assistant Chief Counsel will be required to attend in-person/mandatory meetings at various offices.
Your Role:
The Assistant Chief Counsel serves under the authority of the Deputy Chief Counsel.
As a vital member of our team, you will enjoy a diverse and fulfilling role. The successful candidate will have the qualifications and skills to consistently perform at a highly competent level in the following:
• Lead, manage, supervise, develop, and train the staff of the assigned unit including providing training on the use of Legal’s case management systems and document management systems.
• Supervise the provision of high-quality legal services, ensuring timely responses, quality preparation, effective presentation, and sensible and efficient finalization.
• Perform administrative duties such as budget preparation and control, asset acquisition and maintenance, and statistical reporting.
• Maintenance of assigned caseload, litigation skills, including trials, conferences, hearings, depositions, negotiations, employer meetings, legal research, and correspondence.
• Effectively supervise the work of subordinate personnel in performing legal research and analysis; drafting opinions, pleadings, and/or proposed regulations and legislation; complex negotiations, and litigation.
• Assign and delegate work to subordinate employees.
• Adapt plans and schedules to meet changing priorities of work objectives, personnel, resources and/or workload demands.
• Anticipate consequences of present decisions and courses of action.
• Resolve performance issues by planning and implementing measures to improve employee performance.
• Conduct effective employee performance appraisals to provide attorneys and staff information regarding their performance and levels of expectations in a timely and effective manner.
• Introduce changes in the program in a positive manner to gain buy-in from employees and to ensure assigned operation runs smoothly.
• Conduct meetings with attorneys and staff to communicate information that is necessary for job performance
You will find additional information about the job in the .
Effective July 1, 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) which reduces an employee’s monthly salary in exchange for leave credits. Employees appointed to this classification will have their monthly salary reduced and will accrue hours of PLP 2025 on the first day of each pay period in accordance with the applicable The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay.
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 5/21/2026Who May Apply
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). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.
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).How To Apply
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.
If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Mailing Address
Attn: JC-517658 TJ
PO BOX 659015
Sacramento , CA 95865
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Talent Acquisition/Staffing
JC-517658 TJ
2275 Gateway Oaks Drive
Sacramento , CA 95833
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
using 12 font Arial, single space, not to exceed two pages
1) What experience qualifies you to be an Assistant Chief Counsel at State Fund?
2) Please provide an example that illustrates your approach to management or supervision .
Health Benefits Program (CalPERS)
Retirement (CalPERS)
Employer Health and Consolidated Benefits Contributions
Dental, Vision
401(k) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Employee Assistance Program
Group Legal Services Insurance
Holidays, Vacation/Sick/Other Paid Leave
Flex Elect Reimbursement Program
Wellness and Recognition
Alternate Work Schedules
Transit Pass Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Dependent Scholarship Program
Leadership Training
Mentoring Program
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.
Department Website:
Human Resources Contact:
Tahir Jones
(800) 499-8668
Hiring Unit Contact:
Tahir Jones
(916) 924-6880
tkjones@scif.com
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
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