Description:
This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies with the County Counsel for Tulare County.This is a continuous recruitment and can be closed at any time without notice.
Typical Duties:
Career Opportunity:
While
the successful candidate may be able to work with or on any of the five
legal teams at County Counsel, the current vacancy being filled is on
the Resource Team. The successful candidate will be expected to review
contracts, advise clients on various general law related matters, assist
the County's Resource Management Agency and General Services Agency in
various public works, capital construction projects, eminent domain,
public debt and/or public finance, and land use planning law matters,
and provide legal guidance to various public agency boards and
committees. Previous experience in a County Counsel's or City Attorney's
Office, or other public agency's legal department is highly desirable.
Employment Standards:
Experience:
Active
membership in the State Bar of California is required. Possession of,
or ability to obtain, a valid California driver's license is required.
Newly hired Attorneys will serve At-Will and hold non-competitive
status. The Attorney class is flexibly staffed to allow for promotional
opportunities as professional experience is gained and demonstrated.
- Attorney I: No experience required. Some familiarity with practice of public law is desirable.
- Attorney II: Two years in the full-time practice of public civil law or one year work experience in a public civil law agency.
- Attorney III: Three years of full-time experience in the practice of public civil law or two years work experience in a public civil law agency.
- Attorney IV: Four years of full-time experience with a public civil law agency or five years of full-time experience in the practice of public civil law. Lead experience required supervisory experience highly desirable.
- Attorney V: Five years of full-time experience with a public civil law agency; or six years of full-time experience in the practice of public civil law. Lead experience required. Supervisory experience highly desirable.
