Elder Abuse Attorney Statewide Civil Prosecution

State of California; California; Presencial; USD 100.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) within the State of California seeks a Deputy Attorney General to lead civil investigations and enforcement actions against nursing home chains and related entities. You will analyze data, supervise case strategy, and collaborate with medical experts to uphold health care laws and protect vulnerable residents.

The role requires travel statewide, strong judgment, professionalism, and civil litigation experience.

Formación

• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication and legal research skills.
• Civil litigation experience, including deposition and complex motion work, is preferred.
• Experience working with medical records and/or healthcare industry, elder law, or medical malpractice is helpful but not required.
• Ideal applicants are mission driven, take initiative, organized, meet deadlines, work well with peers and supervisors, and have enthusiasm for the work.

Responsabilidades

• Representing the People of the State of California through all phases of civil litigation from investigation to initiation of litigation to trial and appeal.
• Managing your own case load, including development of case strategy in collaboration with FET team and experts.
• Analyzing staffing data, quality of care data, and reports of abuse or neglect to identify trends and patterns indicative of systemic neglect across California nursing homes and nursing home chains.
• Working closely with leading experts in the field to analyze evidence and identify patterns and trends of violations of applicable laws and regulations which expose vulnerable nursing home residents to preventable harm, injuries, neglect, and abuse.
• Conducting investigations pursuant to Government Code section 11180 et. seq. using tools such as investigative subpoenas and witness interviews.
• Conducting discovery and litigating matters in state court pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 17200 and 17500, including drafting complaints, drafting and enforcing written discovery, taking depositions, preparing and arguing dispositive motions.
• Conducting Operation SAFE inspections in long term care facilities with interdisciplinary team to investigate complaints of neglect and abuse.
• Evaluating complaints from residents, resident responsible parties, state agencies, and local agencies related to potential neglect or abuse and initiating criminal or civil investigations as appropriate.

Conocimientos

Analytical ability

Written & oral communication

Legal research

Civil litigation experience

Descripción del empleo

The Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) within the State of California seeks a Deputy Attorney General to lead civil investigations and enforcement actions against nursing home chains and related entities. You will analyze data, supervise case strategy, and collaborate with medical experts to uphold health care laws and protect vulnerable residents.

The role requires travel statewide, strong judgment, professionalism, and civil litigation experience.