This attorney will be assisting other attorneys, but should have enough experience in discovery practice, preferably in complex litigation, to assume responsibility for reviewing documents, preparing privilege logs, and taking and defending depositions. The position will involve significant travel. Applicants must be admitted to practice law in Colorado or be eligible to be admitted through reciprocity. The Tort Litigation Unit and Employment Tort Unit have an opening for a shared Assistant Attorney General I position. The attorney would be expected to handle the defense of claims brought against the State and its employees in general tort and employment cases in state and federal court.
Significant experience is required in tort litigation defense.
I in the Medicaid and Public Assistance Unit. These positions represent the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, the Self Sufficiency Division of the Department of Human Services, and the health and administrative divisions of the Department of Public Health and Environment. These attorneys advise the client departments on a variety of issues including eligibility for Medicaid and public assistance, provider reimbursement, third party recoveries, child support, licensing issues, hospital and nursing facility compliance and public health orders. They also provide legal advice to the client Departments regarding contracts, managed care, legislation drafting and review, and regulation review as well as advice on program issues for Medicaid, public assistance, and the Children's Basic Health Plan. As attorneys for the health and administrative divisions of the Department of Public Health and Environment they provide legal advice to the staffs of divisions including Vital Statistics, Health Facilities, Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology, Emergency Medical Services, Preventive Services, and Family and Community Health Services.