Deputy County Counsel

Overview

Come join a team that serves and protects San Bernardino County, its treasury, and its governing body, by providing timely and accurate legal services and aggressively representing the County in litigation.

• Provide legal advice, assistance and representation in civil legal matters to the officers and employees of the County, its departments and districts.
• Perform general research to support the Office of County Counsel; work on construction, including prevailing wage and public works projects; code enforcement; taxation; juvenile dependency matters, guardianship and conservatorship cases; and employment law.
• Represent in Juvenile Court dependency cases involving allegations of child abuse and neglect in Juvenile Dependency assignments as needed.
• Appear in statutorily-required hearings, special interim reviews, settlement conferences, bench trials and specialty court hearings as required.
• Assist with other civil law assignments and participate in related duties as they arise.

• Must possess an active membership and be in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• Background investigation, including fingerprinting, is required prior to appointment.
• Sponsorship:
  San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.
• Competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the application and supplemental questionnaire; resumes will not be reviewed in lieu of the application materials.

• Promotion:
  This is the entry-level classification in the Deputy County Counsel series. Incumbents work under close attorney supervision and must be promoted to Deputy County Counsel II upon satisfactory completion of a probationary period and up to 2080 service hours or be terminated.
• Advancement to Deputy County Counsel II, III, or IV is in accordance with criteria in the Exempt Compensation Ordinance. Deputy County Counsel IV positions may earn up to $219,024 annually.

• Salary increases:
  Employees are eligible for merit-based step increases within the salary range, up to the maximum step. Refer to the Exempt Employee Ordinance for details.
• Flexible schedule:
  Attorneys may have the opportunity to work a flexible schedule after six months of employment, which may include a 9/80 schedule and/or partial remote work option.
• Loan forgiveness:
  County employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more details, review the information here.
• Recruitment bonus:
  Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $3,000. See Exempt Employee Compensation Ordinance for details.
• Benefits summary:
  Review the Summary of Benefits and Modified Benefits Option (MBO) for wage differentials.

• Background:
  Applicants must pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, prior to appointment.
• Sponsorship:
  San Bernardino County is not able to sponsor visa applicants at this time or in the future.
• License:
  Must possess an active membership and be in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• Application procedure:
  Complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire for consideration. Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received; recruitment may close at any time without notice.
• EEO/ADA:
  County is an Equal Employment Opportunity and ADA-compliant employer. ADA accommodations in the testing process may be requested.

Note: The resulting eligibility list may be used to fill additional vacancies in the County Counsel's Office as they occur.