Assistant County Attorney CEB | CILB

This is professional legal work of difficult and responsible nature in performing legal services for the County. 

Work involves responsibility for performing a wide variety of complex professional legal duties which include providing sound and effective legal services for all county departments. Work also includes drafting of ordinances and other documents, and the rendering of significant legal opinions. Work is performed with considerable independence within the framework of established policies requiring considerable initiative and judgment. Work is reviewed by an administrative superior through conferences, observation, and evaluation of reports and through analysis of results obtained. 
 
 
Essential Responsibilities 

• Prepares and reviews all ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds, leases, and other legal documents requested by the Board of County Commissioners, County Administrator or the management staff. 
• Performs legal research and prepares legal opinions for County departments, boards, and agencies. 
• Conducts in-depth research
• Performs related work as assigned. 

Education and Experience:  

• Degree from an accredited law school
• Five (5) years of experience in: 
  1. Governmental law experience related to Florida building construction law, code enforcement, foreclosures, and grants.

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Active member in good standing with the Florida BAR.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of municipal, county, state, federal, common law and constitutional law affecting county government.
• Considerable knowledge of ordinances relating to the authority and functions of county departments, boards, and agencies. 
• Considerable knowledge of judicial procedures, rules of evidence and methods of legal research.
• Considerable knowledge of established precedents and sources of legal reference applicable to county activates.
• Ability to interpret and apply legal principals and precedents in resolving legal problems. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with public officials, management staff, subordinates and the general public. 
• Ability to research, analyze and prepare a wide variety of legal documents. 
• Strong time-managment skills, project management skills and ability to meet deadlines. 
• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Walking, sitting, hearing, seeing up close, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception, occasional light lifting.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in an indoor, climate-controlled environment and is nearly absent from disagreeable elements (e.g., irate customers, extreme noise, heat, odors, heights and/or dust).

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
The position requires no exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety.
 
DISCLAIMER: The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, environmental conditions, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans' preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans’ preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.