Assistant County Attorney I/II/III, Grade N24/N27/N32

About the Position ----------------------

Please Note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience will be: If hired at: Assistant County Attorney III, Grade N32: $115,139 - $177,516; I*f hired at:* Assistant County Attorney II, Grade N27: $93,653 - $132,130; If hired at: Assistant County Attorney I, Grade N24 $82,352 - $109,643

WHO WE ARE The Office of the County Attorney provides legal advice and representation to all County departments, agencies, instrumentalities, boards, and commissions, including the County Council, and all their employees. A full description of the Office’s work is available here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cat/index.html.

The Office also provides legal defense for cases involving Montgomery County and other governmental entities which participate in the Montgomery County Self-Insurance Program (including the Board of Education for Montgomery County, Montgomery College, and the Housing Opportunities Commission) and all their employees.

WHO WE ARE

LOOKING FOR

The Office of the County Attorney is recruiting an attorney for its Division of Health & Human Services, which provides legal advice and representation to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

What You'll Be Doing

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The attorney will provide general counsel and litigation support to DHHS. The attorney will represent DHHS before the Circuit Court in cases including Child In Need of Assistance (CINA), Termination of Parental Rights (TPR), and Adult Guardianship matters.

General counsel practice areas may include Public Health; Services to End & Prevent Homelessness; Aging & Disability Services; Children, Youth & Family Services; Behavioral Health & Crisis Services.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performing legal review and research, trying cases, performing legal office and court work.
• Determining alternative courses of legal action and the impact and recommending choices.
• Effectively presenting and arguing cases in court, before administrative agencies, and in public hearings and forums.
• Dealing tactfully, courteously, and effectively with people.

Minimum Qualifications

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EDUCATION:

All Levels: Graduation from an accredited university school of law.

EXPERIENCE:

• If filled at Assistant County Attorney III (Grade N32):

Thorough four (4) years of professional experience as an attorney, including at least one (1) year of specialized experience involving either local government law or civil litigation in juvenile courts.

• If filled at Assistant County Attorney II (Grade N27):

Two (2) years of professional experience as an attorney, including trial experience.

• If filled at Assistant County Attorney I (Grade N24):

One (1) year of post-degree experience as a law clerk or in a similar capacity.

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LICENSE:

• All Levels: Membership in the Maryland State Bar.

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The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at [email protected].

Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status.

Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law

Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code.

Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.