NEW Assistant County Counsel

$119,135.58 - $238,542.22 Annually

California Pacific

County Counsel

County of Ventura

Ventura

California

These are entrance requirements to the recruitment process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION AND LICENSING: All levels require graduation from law school and active membership in the State Bar of California.

EXPERIENCE:

Civil Attorney II - A minimum of two (2) years of professional legal experience.

Civil Attorney III - A minimum of four (4) years of professional legal experience.

Senior Civil Attorney – A minimum of six (6) years of professional legal experience.

DESIRED Legal experience in the public sector or with public sector clients.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Acts as legal adviser to County officers, departments, boards and commissions, including at public meetings and hearings;
• Prepares legal opinions and memoranda regarding wide array of municipal legal matters related to County government;
• Prepares and reviews contracts, leases and other instruments for legal sufficiency, and negotiates with private parties and attorneys regarding same;
• Drafts ordinances, resolutions and other legislative measures;
• Monitors legal developments, including proposed legislation and court decisions, evaluates their impact on County operations and recommends appropriate action;
• Prepares formal written legal opinions to County officers and employees on legal questions pertaining to their respective powers, duties and responsibilities.
• Prepares litigation documents such as complaints, answers, demurrers, discovery, dispositive motions, and appellate briefs;
• Represents client agencies in court trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings, and argue appeals;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Full-Time

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Continuous