SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW
Deputy County Counsel - County of Del Norte (Crescent City)
SAN JOAQUIN COLLEGE OF LAW, Crescent City, California, us, 95532
Deputy County Counsel - County of Del Norte (Crescent City)
This position is a series in a classification of Deputy County Counsel performing professional legal work relative to providing legal advice and guidance that requires legal knowledge, skills and abilities. This is a confidential position.Under general to indirect supervision by the County Counsel, performs legal research to provide opinions and advice on a variety of routine to complex matters to the Board of Supervisors, county departments, committees, and commissions; and provides representation of the Department of Health and Social Services in juvenile dependency proceedings. Employees in these classifications receive direct to limited supervision within a framework of policies and procedures. Errors in work or judgment could result in unnecessary expenditures, poor contracts, deprivation of civil rights, and/or poor community relations.Levels of Deputy County Counsel:Deputy County Counsel I:
The first working level in this professional class assigned legal work and tasks that may be routine to complex with a high level of responsibility for outcome.Deputy County Counsel II:
The second level assigned complex and technical work and tasks under minimal supervision.Deputy County Counsel III:
The third level assigned a wide variety of professional legal work of greater complexity and level of difficulty than that assigned to County Counsel II.Detailed Work ActivitiesEssential job duties may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.Serves as legal representative for the County, providing representation for areas of responsibility at administrative hearings before various public agencies and appeal boards as assigned.Reviews contracts, responds to subpoenas, provides general legal counsel, researches, and writes legal opinions for the Board of Supervisors and county departments, committees, and commissions as requested.Attends regular and special meetings of the Board of Supervisors, committees, and commissions to provide guidance and legal advice on matters that arise during the course of business meetings.Conducts litigation, including preparation of legal pleadings and memoranda of law, negotiation and settlement of legal proceedings, conduct of trials, legal arguments on motions and writs, and prosecution and/or defense of appeals in all California and federal trial and appellate courts as needed.Advises and represents the Department of Health and Social Services in Juvenile Dependency proceedings at trial court and appellate court levels.Prepares draft and final resolutions and ordinances for the Board of Supervisors and various boards and commissions.Prepares and monitors annual budget expenditures and revenues, authorizing expenditures.Reviews proposed and changed legislation and court decisions related to county and/or public sector law and activities.May evaluate legal claims filed against the county.Prepares a variety of periodic and special reports.Assists in the administration of the County Counsel’s office that includes supervision of office support staff.Performs other related duties as required.Level III Duties:Renders legal advice and confers with County and district offices, departments, special districts, commissions, and County boards regarding a variety of civil matters and legal questions affecting County government.Prepares memoranda and opinions to advise the Board of Supervisors, department heads, and/or other local governmental individuals.Confers with department heads, their designees, and the County Board of Supervisors regarding legal matters.Prepares, reviews, and determines feasibility of legal contracts, briefs, memoranda, opinions, resolutions, leases, conveyances, bylaws, and other legal documents.Assists in drafting ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other legal documents as directed.Prepares pleadings and other papers in connection with lawsuits, trials, hearings, discovery, appeals, and other legal proceedings in which the County is involved.Appears in Court and before administrative bodies, examines and cross-examines witnesses; prepares oral arguments.Appears as legal counsel for Boards and Commissions at Board and Commission hearings.Performs other related duties as required.Salary:Deputy County Counsel I: $2,795.38 - $3,070.44Deputy County Counsel II: $3,218.36 - $3,536.78Deputy County Counsel III: $3,536.78 - $3,887.82
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This position is a series in a classification of Deputy County Counsel performing professional legal work relative to providing legal advice and guidance that requires legal knowledge, skills and abilities. This is a confidential position.Under general to indirect supervision by the County Counsel, performs legal research to provide opinions and advice on a variety of routine to complex matters to the Board of Supervisors, county departments, committees, and commissions; and provides representation of the Department of Health and Social Services in juvenile dependency proceedings. Employees in these classifications receive direct to limited supervision within a framework of policies and procedures. Errors in work or judgment could result in unnecessary expenditures, poor contracts, deprivation of civil rights, and/or poor community relations.Levels of Deputy County Counsel:Deputy County Counsel I:
The first working level in this professional class assigned legal work and tasks that may be routine to complex with a high level of responsibility for outcome.Deputy County Counsel II:
The second level assigned complex and technical work and tasks under minimal supervision.Deputy County Counsel III:
The third level assigned a wide variety of professional legal work of greater complexity and level of difficulty than that assigned to County Counsel II.Detailed Work ActivitiesEssential job duties may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.Serves as legal representative for the County, providing representation for areas of responsibility at administrative hearings before various public agencies and appeal boards as assigned.Reviews contracts, responds to subpoenas, provides general legal counsel, researches, and writes legal opinions for the Board of Supervisors and county departments, committees, and commissions as requested.Attends regular and special meetings of the Board of Supervisors, committees, and commissions to provide guidance and legal advice on matters that arise during the course of business meetings.Conducts litigation, including preparation of legal pleadings and memoranda of law, negotiation and settlement of legal proceedings, conduct of trials, legal arguments on motions and writs, and prosecution and/or defense of appeals in all California and federal trial and appellate courts as needed.Advises and represents the Department of Health and Social Services in Juvenile Dependency proceedings at trial court and appellate court levels.Prepares draft and final resolutions and ordinances for the Board of Supervisors and various boards and commissions.Prepares and monitors annual budget expenditures and revenues, authorizing expenditures.Reviews proposed and changed legislation and court decisions related to county and/or public sector law and activities.May evaluate legal claims filed against the county.Prepares a variety of periodic and special reports.Assists in the administration of the County Counsel’s office that includes supervision of office support staff.Performs other related duties as required.Level III Duties:Renders legal advice and confers with County and district offices, departments, special districts, commissions, and County boards regarding a variety of civil matters and legal questions affecting County government.Prepares memoranda and opinions to advise the Board of Supervisors, department heads, and/or other local governmental individuals.Confers with department heads, their designees, and the County Board of Supervisors regarding legal matters.Prepares, reviews, and determines feasibility of legal contracts, briefs, memoranda, opinions, resolutions, leases, conveyances, bylaws, and other legal documents.Assists in drafting ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other legal documents as directed.Prepares pleadings and other papers in connection with lawsuits, trials, hearings, discovery, appeals, and other legal proceedings in which the County is involved.Appears in Court and before administrative bodies, examines and cross-examines witnesses; prepares oral arguments.Appears as legal counsel for Boards and Commissions at Board and Commission hearings.Performs other related duties as required.Salary:Deputy County Counsel I: $2,795.38 - $3,070.44Deputy County Counsel II: $3,218.36 - $3,536.78Deputy County Counsel III: $3,536.78 - $3,887.82
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