Chief Deputy County Counsel (Riverside)
Mill Law Center - Riverside, CA, US, 92504
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County Counsel for County of Riverside has an exciting opportunity for a Chief Deputy County Counsel to join our team in Riverside.
Under general direction, the Chief Deputy County Counsel supervises, assigns, and reviews the work of subordinate deputies and paralegals; participates in the activities of the County Counsel Leadership Team; performs the more difficult and demanding legal work in the field of civil law; acts for County Counsel or Assistant County Counsel in their absence; and performs other related duties as required.
The Chief Deputy County Counsel is the full supervisory level of the Deputy County Counsel series. Incumbents confer and review with the Leadership Team to plan, organize, and assign work to attorneys and paralegals to balance the workload among various sections of the office. Additionally, Chief Deputy County Counsels are assigned the more difficult legal work, which is characterized by complex legal issues having significant legal or policy implications on County policies. This class is distinguished from the Assistant County Counsel in that the latter assists County Counsel in the day-to-day management of the office through directing and coordinating the activities of the County Counsel Management Team and performs the most difficult legal work characterized by complex legal issues having significant legal or policy implications on County policies.
The most competitive candidates will possess 10 or more years of experience as an attorney, specifically with a strong background in litigation and with jury trials. They will also have held leadership or supervisory roles over other attorneys.
More details, including the link to apply, can be found here : Chief Deputy County Counsel | Government Jobs Link
Experience :
- Five years of experience as a journey-level attorney providing the full range of legal counsel to governmental agencies or departments.
Other Requirements :
- A valid California Driver's License will be required at time of appointment. Active membership in the State Bar of California.
Knowledge of :
- Legal principles and their application;
- Rules of practice in California and federal trial and appellate courts;
- Court proceedings, discovery techniques, jury selection, settlement practices and other matters related to trial and appellate practice;
- Organization, powers, and limitations of complex County governmental functions, and of the California Constitution;
- Principles of civil law and their application to governmental subdivisions; methods, procedures, and practices used in the conduct of litigation and the preparation of legal instruments;
- Principles of supervision, including training methods and techniques
Ability to :
- Analyze complex legal problems and apply legal principles and practices;
- Present facts, arguments, and laws clearly and logically in written or oral form;
- Perform legal research and analysis
- Draft ordinances, contracts, and legal instruments;
- Draft and revise pleadings, motions, and briefs;
- Assign, supervise, and review the work of subordinate attorneys and paralegals;
- Establish and maintain cooperative relations with subordinates, superiors, and others contacted in the work.
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