SENIOR DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL

EXAM NUMBERU9207M-FR
TYPE OF RECRUITMENTOpen Competitive - Emergency
FIRST DATE OF FILINGApplications will be accepted from Friday, May 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) until the needs of 
the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

County Counsel is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Deputy County Counsel vacancies related to this unprecedented natural disaster.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Deputy County Counsel.

ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL

The Office of County Counsel provides legal representation, advice and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, County departments, special districts, and other public agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), as mandated and authorized by the County charter and State statutes. The Office provides a broad range of legal services directed at promoting the public service objectives of the County and other entities, while protecting the County and other entities from loss and risk. The Office of County Counsel is committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, and antiracism (IDEA), and we believe these principles are necessary to build a culture of belonging for all employees, volunteers, and contractors. Our commitment is to deliberately and intentionally advance IDEA and, by doing so, more effectively serve the County of Los Angeles.

BENEFITS
The County of Los Angeles offers one of the strongest public-sector benefits package in the nation, including a wide range of health care options, pensions through LACERA, 401k and 457b savings plans with matching, and 13 paid Holidays.

DEFINITION
Performs the most difficult legal assignments in providing advice to and representing the Board of Supervisors and the County and its departments/agencies and/or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in litigation and may supervise subordinate attorneys. 

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS
These positions are allocated only to the Office of the County Counsel and typically receive general direction, from an Assistant County Counsel, primarily pertaining to policy. Senior Deputy County Counsel positions are responsible for assignments involving the most difficult and complex legal matters, which requires a high degree of initiative, skill and specialized legal knowledge or acting as principal legal advisor to a large County department or special district or a separate agency, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This class is the first level at which supervisory duties may be assigned and requires that incumbents be able to exercise knowledge of the principles of supervision and have a thorough knowledge of legal principles and their application.  In addition, incumbents must possess the ability to appear in federal and state court, and administrative hearings.