Deputy County Attorney

The Gwinnett County Law Department provides legal services to Gwinnett County, including the Board of Commissioners, County Administrator, County departments and offices, and elected officials. The Law Department has an opening for a Deputy County Attorney. The Deputy County Attorney position provides general legal counsel representing the interests of the County, multiple departments and offices, elected officials, boards and authorities in accordance with state and federal laws and the rules of professional conduct. The Deputy County Attorney works closely with the County Attorney, supervises a team of senior assistant county attorneys within their assigned division, and handles complex legal matters.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

• Managing daily operations of assigned division, including supervising senior assistant county attorneys and monitoring and coordinating matters assigned to senior assistant county attorneys and retained outside counsel
• Evaluating, reviewing, and managing complex legal matters as assigned
• Providing legal advice to represented clients, department directors, elected officials, and boards and authorities as assigned
• Attending meetings, researching and assessing legal issues and internal policies and procedures, and providing legal opinions
• Advising clients on and implementing legal solutions
• Reviewing, drafting, and interpreting laws, ordinances, regulations, policies, and resolutions and providing advice, information, and training regarding new and amended laws and regulations as needed
• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal laws and to protect the County's interest; and providing legal advice regarding contract terms and enforcement thereof
• Representing assigned clients in litigation, in both State and Federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, to include: condemnations, tax appeals, nuisance abatement actions, zoning disputes, and personal injury suits
• Maintaining a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws, regulations, case law, policies, and procedures; maintaining awareness of new procedures, trends, and advances in the profession
• Participating in training and continuing education activities; attending and conducting meetings, workshops, and seminars as appropriate

Training and Experience (positions in this class require):

• Juris Doctorate and ten years of experience practicing law in a public sector setting, including two years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• Experience in one or more of the following practice or related areas: real estate, zoning and land use, economic development, contracts, finance or technology.

Licensing Requirements (positions in this class require):

• Member in good standing with the Georgia Bar and admitted to practice in the Superior Courts of Georgia, The Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia and the Georgia Supreme Court.

Knowledge (position requirements at entry):
Knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles;
• Budgetary principles;
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
• Research methods.

Skills (position requirements at entry):
Skill in:

• Supervising and evaluating employees;
• Prioritizing and assigning work;
• Operating a computer and applicable software;
• Applying laws, rules, and regulations;
• Analyzing complex information;
• Analyzing administrative productivity and efficiency;
• Conducting trials, hearings, and proceedings;
• Communication, oral and written
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: talking, hearing, and seeing.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.