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Supervising Deputy County Counsel-Torts And Civil Rights

The County of San Diego's Office of County Counsel has an immediate opening in a rewarding and productive position performing legal work for local government for SUPERVISING DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL-TORTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS. Supervising Deputy County Counsel positions perform legal work in the field of local government law; supervise a section or team of assigned staff of the County Counsel's Office and/or handle the most difficult and complex caseloads or assignments; provide professional legal services to County departments, boards, commissions, or special districts; and perform related attorney work as required. This position is with the Torts & Civil Rights group which defends the County and its employees in civil litigation. Most of the cases involve the following types of claims: civil rights (excessive force, deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, and First Amendment issues); dangerous condition of public property; and negligence cases.

The County Counsel's Office generally supports remote teleworking, and a teleworking schedule with a mix of in-office and remote work may be available in this position.

Minimum Qualifications: Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California; AND, two (2) years of experience as a Principal Deputy County Counsel Attorney in the County of San Diego, or at an equivalent level with another California county or city, handling above average difficult and complex cases; OR, seven (7) years of professional, post-bar civil legal experience as an attorney. Previous experience must have included serving as an attorney handling civil law matters and/or cases in a public or private sector law office.

To be considered for this position, please provide your CA Bar number or attach a copy of your California Bar Card to your application. Note: Experience with a public entity representing public boards and commissions, preparing and trying public entity lawsuits, and drafting ordinances, policies, and public contracts is highly desirable.

Conditions of Employment: As part of the County of San Diego's pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.

Under California Government Code Sections 3100 - 3109, public employees are designated as disaster service workers. The term "public employees" includes all persons employed by the state or any county, city, state agency, or public district. Disaster service workers are required to participate in such disaster service activities as may be assigned to them by their employer or by law.

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