Senior Deputy County Counsel
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Job Location:
Oakland, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Introduction
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.
NOTE:Please submit along with your application and supplemental questionnaire a sample of your legal writing (for examplean opinion or legal analysis of an unusual problem trial brief or points and authorities.). This sample should demonstrate your ability to research and analyze legal issues. Please attach the documentusing theWRITING SAMPLEtab along with any other documents you wish to submit. Upload and submit onlyone (1) PDF. DO NOT try to upload multiple documents. If you have multiple documents please save all documents in one file and attach it once under the WRITING SAMPLE tab.Failure to submit a legal writing sample online will result in disqualification.
DESCRIPTION
For more detailed information about the department visit:Office of the County Counsel County of Alameda.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Methods of legal research involving issues arising from California and federal statutory and constitutional law.
- Trial and hearing procedures and rules of evidence.
- Principles and practice of constitutional civil and administrative law and procedure California civil and appellate procedures.
- California statutory and constitutional law.
- Law in relation to authority responsibilities and obligations of public officials administrative boards and agencies.
- County administrative procedures ordinances and rules.
- Conducting hearings before administrative tribunals.
Ability to:
- Perform legal research.
- Analyze appraise and apply legal principles facts and precedents to legal problems.
- Present oral and written statements of fact law and argument in a clear and logical manner.
- Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
- Prepare legal correspondence reports and budgets.
- Supervise mentor and train less experienced attorneys.
- Exercise good judgment make sound decisions on legal casework and in dealing with people.
- Work effectively with executive staff of the Office of the County Counsel in carrying out duties.
- Listen for the sensitive and political issues/considerations underlying requests for legal assistance from clients.
- Respond to various interpersonal reactions of clients judges and attorneys in a sensitive and tactful manner.
- Frame oral and written comments or argument appropriately within a sensitive and political environment.
- Provide direction mentoring and training to less experienced attorneys in a positive and effective manner.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
- A review of applicants application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review of candidates Supplemental Questionnaires to determine the best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website AND SELECTION PLAN Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates aretentativeand subject to change based on the needs of the Agency. Deadline for Filing: 5:00:00 PM Friday November 14 2025 Review of Minimum Qualifications: Wednesday December 3 2025 Oral Examination:* Week of January 26 2026 For your Health & Well-Being For your Financial Future For your Work/Life Balance *Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change. ** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave. All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ @ and as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page. All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency. Equal Employment Opportunity Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment. Required Experience: Senior ICTENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN: Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: Week ofDecember 29 2025 TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN: Departmental Hiring Interviews: February 2026 Conclusion
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Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more
