| Company Intro |
| County Counsel serves and protects the county, its treasury, and its governing body, by providing timely and accurate legal services and aggressively representing the county in litigation. Legal services are performed while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards while fostering high morale and productivity in the workplace through collaborative efforts dedicated to continuous improvement. |
| Job Description/Duties |
| County Counsel is recruiting for a Juvenile Dependency Attorney* to represent the Department of Children and Family Services in Juvenile Court. Attorneys in this unit appear in statutorily-required hearings, special interim reviews, settlement conferences, bench trials and specialty court hearings. |
| Job Criteria |
| License: Active membership and in good standing with the State Bar of California. –AND– Experience: Juvenile Dependency Attorney IV: Forty eight (48) months of experience as an attorney, of which thirty six (36) months was handling juvenile dependency cases. Juvenile Dependency Attorney III: Thirty (30) months of experience as an attorney, of which eighteen (18) months was handling juvenile dependency cases. Juvenile Dependency Attorney II: Twelve (12) months of experience handling juvenile dependency cases. Note: Experience as a Juvenile Dependency Attorney includes experience as a County Counsel, Minor’s Counsel, or Parent’s Counsel. |
| Salary Range/Hourly Rate |
| $110,260.80 – $219,024.00 |
| Other Benefits and Perks |
| Newly hired employees from this recruitment may be eligible to receive bonus payments up to $3,000 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 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. San Bernardino County Counsel employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more details/application information, review here. |
Job Category: Juvenile Dependency
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: San Bernardino