Deputy County Counsel III/IV

The San Joaquin County Office of The County Counsel is recruiting for Deputy County Counsel positions to join its office. The vacancy will be filled at either the Deputy County Counsel III or IV level, depending on experience.

The Ideal Candidate:  The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and a positive attitude. The incumbent will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to easily relate and adjust to a variety of situations and personalities.

Desirable: Candidates will have significant civil litigation and/or transactional experience in state and/or federal court, and before administrative bodies, a high level of integrity and strong sense of ethics.  Experience advising public agencies is desirable.

Deputy County Counsel III is the experienced level class in the Deputy County Counsel series. Employees in this class exercise considerable amount of independent judgement and initiative in representing their assigned clients and may be assigned some of the most complex cases as special projects.

Deputy County Counsel IV is the most experienced level class in the Deputy County Counsel series.  Employees in this class perform the most complex legal assignments in addition to their regular areas of assignment.

Deputy County Counsel III

Experience:  Two years of experience in the practice of civil law.

Deputy County  Counsel IV

Experience:  Three years of experience in the practice of civil law.

AND For Both Levels

Membership in the California State Bar