Date Posted:

August 5, 2016

Salary:

Deputy III: $7,586 – $10,356/monthly. Deputy IV: $9,501 - $12,977/monthly

Description:

The Monterey County Counsel’s Office is looking for an experienced attorney with a primary focus on land use law. Assignments may include transactional, advisory and litigation, as well as matters from the non-land use divisions. The Deputy III position is the advanced journey level class characterized by assignments involving a full range of duties requiring technical or functional expertise and/or performance of specialized duties in a highly independent manner. The Deputy IV position is the second highest level class in the Deputy County Counsel series. Attorneys in this class are responsible for one or more specialized legal areas or special function(s) and are expected to carry out legal work without direction except as new or unusual circumstances require.

Qualifications:

The applicant must have a proven track record demonstrating knowledge of principles of California and federal civil, constitutional, and administrative law, and California and federal civil procedure. The applicant must be able to analyze and appraise a variety of complex legal problems, documents and instruments, and give sound advice; prepare and review a variety of legal documents such as ordinances, resolution, board orders, staff reports, and complex contracts; and must be licensed to practice law in California. Admission to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is preferred.

How to Apply:

Online at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/montereycounty/default.cfm or by contacting Irene Espinoza, Human Resources Analyst, Monterey County, 168 West Alisal Street, 3rd Floor, Salinas, CA 93901
Email: espinozai@co.monterey.ca.us
Phone: (831) 755-5129

Filing Deadline:

August 26, 2016; priority screening date – August 12, 2016