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Posted: 29-Jan-26
Location: San Bernardino, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $110,260.80 - $219,024.00
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Internal Number: 26-04105JDA/04100JD/04095
Come join a team that serves and protects San Bernardino County, its treasury, and its governing body, by providing timely and accurate legal services and aggressively representing the County in litigation.
Applications submitted by Friday, February 13th, will be sent to the department for Priority Review.
SALARY INCREASES
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.
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.
$130, 104.00-$173, 139.20 Annually
Juvenile Dependency Attorney IV
$150,113.60-$219,024.00 Annually
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
To review job-specific, benefits, refer to:
Summary of Benefits
The County also offers an alternative Modified Benefits Option (MBO) that provides a wage differential.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Background: Applicants must pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, prior to appointment.
Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.
Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.
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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.
There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore, it is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible, as resumes will not be reviewed in lieu of the application materials.
Priority Review: Applications submitted by Friday, February 13th, will be sent to the department for Priority Review.
Application Procedure: Please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire for consideration.
Applications will be accepted until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received; recruitment may close at any time without notice.