Placer County Counsel’s Office is growing! We are currently hiring for the Deputy County Counsel I-IV role. This is an opportunity to join a growing team in a beautiful region. The position provides you the opportunity to work on a diverse range of challenging and interesting legal matters, collaborate with talented professionals, and help shape decisions that impact the future of Placer County. From land use and environmental law to public policy, public safety, employment matters, government operations, and civil litigation, our attorneys tackle complex legal issues while providing practical, solutions-oriented advice to County leadership, departments, boards, and commissions. Whether you are beginning your career in public law or bringing years of legal experience, our office offers opportunities for professional growth, increasing responsibility, and the chance to develop expertise across a wide range of practice areas. If you are looking for meaningful work, professional challenges, and the opportunity to serve one of the fastest growing counties in the state, we invite you to explore a career with Placer County Counsel. This is a multi-level class series in which incumbents may be assigned to any one of four levels, depending upon organizational needs, professional legal experience, individual expertise and skill, proficiency gained, and the complexity and sensitivity of assigned cases. Progression from one level to the next is at the discretion of the appointing authority, provided the minimum qualifications are met. Deputy County Counsel - I is the entry level in the Deputy County Counsel series assigned to employees with no previous legal experience. Employees at this level are not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgment on matters allocated to the higher levels. Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited or no directly related work experience. Employees work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks. Deputy County Counsel - II - IV are full journey level classes within the Deputy County Counsel series. These classes are distinguished from the Deputy County Counsel I by the assignment of the full range of duties. Employees at these levels receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise. As employees progress through the levels they will be assigned more difficult and sensitive cases, will be required to be fully aware of the operating procedures and policies within the work unit, and may be required to prepare legal opinions on problems that are complex and have far-reaching implications. Positions in these classes are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the entry level.

Applications will be screened on a weekly basis.