Specifications include, but are not limited to: The County, County Administrator’s Office (CAO), Risk Management Unit (RMU), is seeking qualified and competent outside Workers’ Compensation (WC) legal defense counsel(s) to represent the County in ongoing and possible future litigation, when needed. It is the County’s expectation that the Retained Law Firms (RLFs) will represent the County before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) on assigned claims, provide advisory legal opinions, coordinate handling of WC claims with related employer’s liability, handle subrogation, Labor Code 132a (LC 132a) and Serious and Willful (S&W) claims, and provide training and education to the Third Party Administrator (TPA), RMU and other County department staff. The RLFs will be expected to handle assigned claims using a team approach with a goal of achieving results in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. The defense attorney is accountable for litigation processes and results to the County.