Litigation Attorney II​/III​/IV

Job Overview

Come join a team that serves and protects San Bernardino County, its treasury, and its governing body by providing timely and accurate legal services and aggressively representing the County in litigation.

Applications submitted by Friday, March 13 will be sent to the department for Priority Review.

Employees are eligible for merit‑based step increases within the salary range, up to the maximum step. Refer to the Exempt Employee Ordinance for details.

• 14 Paid Holidays & 1 Floater per year
• 80 hours of Administrative Leave per year;
  Up to 160 hours of Vacation Time;
  Up to 95 hours of Sick Time per year

Recruitment Bonus:
Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $3,000. See Exempt Employee Compensation Ordinance for details (page 78-81).

Flexible

Schedule:

Attorneys may have the opportunity to work a flexible schedule after six months of employment, which may include a 9/80 schedule and/or partial remote work option.

Loan Forgiveness:
San Bernardino County Counsel employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Employees may also be eligible for the County’s Tuition Loan Repayment Program.

The County Counsel’s Office is recruiting for a Litigation Attorney. These positions provide legal advice, assistance and representation in civil legal matters to the County and its departments. The assignment may include representation in a variety of areas including civil rights, torts, personal injury, public entity liability, employment law, eminent domain, environmental/land use, workers’ compensation, and administrative law proceedings.

• Meet with and advise County Departments regarding litigation.
• Draft pleadings, discovery, and motions.
• Determine case strategy and represent the County in trials, depositions, mediations, and hearings.
• Research and write legal opinions on risk mitigation and litigation outcomes.
• Advising boards, departments, special districts, school districts, and commissions.

The current vacancy is to provide legal services to County Departments with an emphasis on civil litigation in state and federal court; employment; dangerous conditions of public property; personal injury; public entity/employee immunities; police practices; civil rights. The position also includes defending civil lawsuits including discovery, motion preparation, mediation, arbitration, trials, and appeals. It includes advising on litigation questions and issues, and presentation of some matters to the Board of Supervisors, Department heads, and the County Risk Management Department.

Deputy County Counsel II/III/IV

Applications are being accepted for the II, III, and IV levels. Your application will be reviewed for the appropriate level of placement. Job offers for the initial appointment may be made at any level based on qualifications and department needs. Candidates advance within the series in accordance with criteria established in the Exempt Compensation Ordinance (see page 81-82).

• Deputy County Counsel II: $ - $
• Deputy County Counsel III: $ - $
• Deputy County Counsel IV: $ - $

• Summary of Benefits
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• Modified Benefits Option (MBO) that provides a wage differential

• Background:
  Applicants must pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, prior to appointment.
• Sponsorship:
  San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Active membership and in good standing with the State Bar of California. Members who have an assigned license number but have inactive membership status, as well as candidates licensed out of state pending California Bar Exam results/license, are welcome to apply. Active California Bar license will be required prior to hire and maintained to remain employed in this classification.

• Litigation Attorney II:
  Twelve (12) months of civil litigation experience as an attorney.
• Litigation Attorney III:
  Thirty (30) months of civil litigation…