Assistant General Counsel; Attorney III

Assistant General Counsel

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as its Assistant General Counsel. This position offers the opportunity to combine courtroom litigation with legal counsel in support of one of South Carolina's largest and most respected law enforcement agencies. The Assistant General Counsel prosecutes criminal cases in Magistrate's Courts while assisting the General Counsel with a broad range of legal matters affecting Department operations.

The successful candidate will work closely with command staff and law enforcement personnel while contributing to the Department's mission of serving and protecting the citizens of Lexington County.

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Lexington County offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including: health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, retirement, holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, flexible spending accounts, wellness incentive health reimbursement account, deferred compensation, and more. To learn more details, visit our website's benefits page.

The County of Lexington provides medical insurance for its employees through a county funded Employee Health Care Plan. There are multiple coverage plans available for the employee to choose from, depending on his/her personal coverage needs. Basic coverage is provided at a minimal cost to the employee. Employees who wish to cover members of their family may do so through payroll deductions.

Actual rate within the range is determined on which coverage plan is chosen and how many children are being covered.

The County of Lexington provides dental insurance for its employees through the county's plan. There are two coverage plans from which the employee can choose, depending on his/her personal coverage needs. Basic coverage is provided at a minimal cost to the employee. Employees who wish to cover members of their family may do so through payroll deductions.

The County of Lexington provides vision insurance for its employees through the county's plan. Basic coverage is provided at a minimal cost to the employee. Employees who wish to cover members of their family may do so through payroll deductions.

The County of Lexington provides life insurance for its employees. Basic coverage is provided at no cost to the employee, with a benefit amount at 1.5 times the employee's basic annual earnings, up to $50,000.

All full time employees of the county participate in the South Carolina Retirement System or the South Carolina Police Officer's Retirement System.

Employees are eligible to participate in the South Carolina Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, 401K or 457. The amount deposited is determined by the employee and participation is optional. This is a tax-deferred savings program and is handled automatically by payroll deduction.

Employees who are eligible for overtime are paid overtime at the rate of 1.5 times his or her regular rate of pay for time worked. Overtime will be calculated at any hours worked over 40 hours in one week for non-exempt personnel.

The County of Lexington observes 13 holidays. When a holiday falls on a normally scheduled workday, the employee will earn holiday pay.

Annual leave is accrued at the rate of 10 days per year for employees with less than five years of service with the county; 15 days for 5-10 years of service; and 20 days for 10 or more years of service. Sick leave is accrued at 12 days per year.

Employees receive educational incentive pay for completing degrees in pre-approved courses of study at approved accredited institutions.

Gym memberships are available to all employees at a highly discounted rate to the employee, made possible through the efforts of the Lexington County Sheriff's Foundation.