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.




RECRUITMENT BONUS

Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $3,000!*


*See Exempt Compensation Ordinance For Details.


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. For more details/application information, click here.


Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. County Counsel is recruiting for Deputy County Counsel II/III/IV.

Deputy County Counsel positions practice in a variety of civil law areas and assignments which may include: employment; administrative law proceedings; healthcare; civil rights; eminent domain; public entity liability; environmental/land use; workers compensation; taxation; juvenile, guardianship and conservatorship; appeals; arbitration/mediation; contract; business; transactional; procurement; technology; torts; personal injury; real estate and construction law.


Duties include drafting ordinances; preparing contracts; drafting, analyzing and interpreting legislation; researching and writing legal opinions; administrative hearings; and advising boards, departments, special districts, school districts and commissions on a wide variety of issues, including, but not limited to the Brown Act and Public Records Act.



Your application will be reviewed for eligibility for all levels within the Deputy County Counsel Series. 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.

Please see official job descriptions below.

3% Annual Across the Board Salary Increases in February 2025/February 2026(Salary increases contingent upon Property Related Revenue and/or statewide Realignment Sales Tax Collections performance.)


Bi-annual step increases of 2.5% up to Top Step of Applicable Salary Range



Deputy County Counsel II $105,996 - $140,753 Annually


Deputy County Counsel III $125,070 - $166,441 Annually

Deputy County Counsel IV$144,310 - $210,537 Annually





Minimum Requirements:

License: Active membership and in good standing with the State Bar of California.

--AND--

Experience:

Deputy County Counsel IV: Four (4) years of full-time civil or criminal law experience as an attorney.

Deputy County Counsel III: Thirty (30) months of full-time civil or criminal law work experience as an attorney.

Deputy County Counsel II: Twelve (12) months of full-time civil or criminal law work experience as an attorney.

Note: (Law Clerk, Intern and Volunteer Attorney experience is not qualifying).



Desired Qualifications:

Legal representation of a public entity or employment in a legal office of a public agency is desirable.



Application Procedure:

Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire.

Applications will be accepted until further notice. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time without notice.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.





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