Assistant Attorney General – Health Care
The Health Care unit within the State Services section is seeking two attorneys with a background or strong interest in health care and public health law to join their team. These positions serve as both litigation and general counsel for their state agency clients. This is an exciting role for an attorney who is eager to handle complex and high-profile litigation in an ever-changing legal landscape and to be on the forefront of state and national public health policy trends and legal developments.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Interested parties are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
WHO WE ARE
The Office of the Attorney General/Department of Law is the “People’s Lawyer.” The Attorney General, Phil Weiser, was elected by the people of Colorado and is the State’s chief legal representative and serves as legal counsel to all state executive and judicial agencies, departments, boards, and commissions. Our vision for the Department of Law is: “Together, we serve Colorado and its people, advancing the rule of law, protecting our democracy and promoting justice for all.” Our core values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, drive our actions and demonstrate our focus on being principled public servants who are innovative and better together. Learn more about the Colorado Attorney General’s Office here.
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO
The Health Care Unit within the State Services section serves as counsel for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the State Medicaid Agency) and the public health divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. On behalf of these two clients, the unit handles a full range of litigation, enforcement, procurement, compliance, rulemaking, and general counsel/advice matters. The unit provides both agency clients with legal opinions and memorandums on a wide range of issues and questions, as well as providing general strategic and legal guidance on a daily basis.
On behalf of the State Medicaid Agency, unit attorneys handle all litigation matters, including defending against fraud, waste and abuse, improper payments made to providers, ADA/Olmstead litigation, Constitutional challenges, contract disputes, privacy laws, and defending the state against adverse actions taken by the federal government.
For the State Health Department, unit attorneys are tasked with litigating and advising on all health facility licensing and compliance issues, paramedic/EMT certification suspension or revocation matters, vital records disputes, challenges involving the medical marijuana registry, and advise and litigate matters related to disease control outbreaks and investigations. In carrying out these duties, the Health Care unit attorneys’ practice at all levels of administrative, state and federal courts.
Qualifications
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Applicants must be:
- Admitted to the Colorado bar or be clearly eligible to waive into the Colorado Bar and be in good standing at the time of application. Candidates eligible to waive into the Colorado Bar will be required to submit proof of their completed application and application for Practice Pending Admission before the first day of employment. For more information about admission to the Colorado bar please review information on the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.
We work as a collegial and effective team and are looking for litigators with a diversity of backgrounds who are excited to work collaboratively and bring different perspectives to our team. The strongest candidates will have the ability to drive and handle complex litigation; have exceptional research and writing skills; and have a public health, health care financing, probate/trusts and estate, regulatory compliance, and/or administrative law background.
Further, this position handles cases that involve complex rate setting and reimbursement methodologies and also handles legal advice and litigation concerning Medicaid trusts. If you have financial reporting experience, and/or experience with trust and estate and probate law, please indicate this in your cover letter as these are valuable skills for our team.
This recruitment may be used to fill more than one position within the State Services Section.
Application Process
Link to full job posting and to formally apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/5483813/assistant-attorney-general-health-care