The California Department of Justice is hiring an attorney in our Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA), Civil Section located in San Diego. Applicants must live within a commutable distance from the office.

Schedule: 1 day/ in-office; 4 days/telework

Job Description:

A Deputy Attorney General (DAG) in DMFEA performs complex legal work investigating and litigating cases of violations of the state False Claims Act (FCA), as well as other cases involving Medi-Cal fraud (i.e., fraud by providers and other entities at the expense of Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program).

The duties of this DMFEA DAG position include:

• Developing strategic case plans;
• Managing and developing investigations; handling discovery professionally and effectively;
• Identifying and evaluating witnesses;
• Performing challenging legal research in the areas of health care fraud and False Claims Act law, and communicating results thereof with effective writing and oral skills; and,
• Coordinating efforts with other states’ Attorney Generals’ offices and U.S. Attorney’s Offices in joint investigations and actions.

The DAG also coordinates work with DMFEA paralegals and DMFEA Investigative Auditors at all stages of investigations and litigation. The DAG effectively manages document-intensive cases. Experience in and/or knowledge of health care fraud, the health care industry, the Medi-Cal Program, FCA litigation (state or federal), and the pharmaceutical industry is helpful but not required. A successful applicant would be assigned their own caseload but would be a member of a small team of attorneys, paralegals and secretaries and would interact with their team regularly.