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Deputy County Counsel III/IV
County of Riverside
County Counsel
Location
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
Salary
$65.87 - $103.35
per hour
Type
Full Time
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February 17, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves giving expert legal advice on land use, planning, and environmental issues for Riverside County, including guiding the planning department on complex development projects and ensuring compliance with environmental laws like CEQA.
It supports county agencies on real estate and business transactions without handling courtroom litigation.
A good fit would be an experienced attorney with a strong background in public sector or private practice advising on sensitive regulatory and policy matters.
Key Requirements
- Active membership in the California State Bar
- Extensive experience in land use, planning, and environmental law
- Advanced expertise in CEQA compliance, including environmental reviews and mitigation
- Experience advising public agencies, commissions, or special districts on development and regulatory issues
- Progressively responsible legal counsel in complex matters for large organizations
- Skills in legal research, ordinance drafting, contract preparation, and legal opinions
- Ability to provide guidance to junior attorneys and interact professionally with stakeholders
Full Job Description
The Office of Riverside County Counsel is seeking a Deputy County Counsel III/IV to support the Land Use, Real Estate & Business Transactional Division in Riverside.
The Deputy County Counsel III/IV are the journey level classifications responsible for providing highly complex legal advice and representation in the areas of land use, planning, and environmental law. This role routinely advises and supports the Planning Department on complex and sensitive land use matters and serves as legal counsel to the Transportation and Land Management Agency (TLMA), including coordination and oversight of litigation counsel on land use and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) matters. The position oversees in particular compliance and documentation related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
An ideal candidate possesses extensive, progressively responsible experience providing legal counsel on highly complex land use, planning, and environmental matters within or on behalf a large public-sector organization. However appropriate expertise could also be obtained working on behalf of private clients. The candidate demonstrates advanced expertise in CEQA compliance, including oversight of environmental review processes, mitigation strategies, and coordination of litigation matters (however this is not a litigation position). Experience advising planning agencies, commissions, and special districts on sensitive development, regulatory, and policy issues requiring advanced legal judgment and independent decision-making is essential.
Promotion to the Deputy County Counsel III, and IV levels is based on demonstrated ability, satisfaction of the experience requirement and an overall meets expectation rating on the annual performance evaluation.
The level at which this position is offered is at the department's discretion.
Deputy County Counsel III: $137,000.00 - $179,579.00 Annually
Deputy County Counsel IV: $144,125.00 - $214,964.00 Annually
Meet the Team!
The Office of County Counsel is a full-service law office that provides advisory and litigation support on issues of vital concern to the County and its residents such as health care, public safety, child welfare, land development, environmental protection, public finance, taxation and elections.
Requirements
• Provide guidance and advice to Deputy County Counsel attorneys in matters of law and trial tactics, ordinance drafting and interpretation, preparation of contracts and other legal instruments, legal research and preparation of legal briefs and opinions.• Provide responsive, high-quality service to County employees and representatives of outside agencies by providing accurate, complete and up-to-date information in a courteous, efficient and timely manner, and may interact with members of the public.
• Consult with subordinate deputies on points of law, evidence, legal procedures and policies, and practices of the County Counsel's Office; counsel and provide recommendations to subordinate deputies on the more difficult and complex legal problems.
• Attend meetings of various boards and commissions as legal advisor; confer with and advise County and district officers and employees on legal questions pertaining to their respective powers, duties, functions, and obligations; represent the County in all state and federal courts.
• Study and interpret laws, court decisions, ordinances, and other legal authorities.
• Draft contracts, deeds, leases, ordinances, resolutions, and other legal instruments; prepare written opinions and render informal opinions on legal questions.
• Analyze, research and resolve difficult and complex legal problems.
• May be required to perform the functions of the lower-level Deputy County Counsel classifications.
Qualifications
Deputy County Counsel III
OPTION I
Experience: One year at the Deputy County Counsel II level with the County of Riverside's Office of County Counsel, or as a county counsel attorney or city attorney at an equivalent level with another California county or city.
OPTION II
Experience: Three years in the practice of civil law providing professional legal counsel to governmental agencies or departments.
OPTION III
Experience: Three years in the practice of civil law in one of the following areas: eminent domain; labor and employment; civil litigation; business transactional; environmental; finance; healthcare; probate and conservatorships; bankruptcy; juvenile dependency or delinquency; land use; Native American gaming and land use; public works; real estate; or utilities.
OPTION IV
Experience: Three years in the practice of criminal law.
Deputy County Counsel IV
OPTION I
Experience: One year at the Deputy County Counsel III level with the County of Riverside's Office of County Counsel, or as a county counsel attorney or city attorney at an equivalent level with another California county or city.
OPTION II
Experience: Four years in the practice of civil law providing professional legal counsel to governmental agencies or departments.
OPTION III
Experience: Four years in the practice of civil law in one of the following areas: eminent domain; labor and employment; civil litigation; business transactional; environmental; finance; healthcare; probate and conservatorships; bankruptcy; juvenile dependency or delinquency; land use; Native American gaming and land use; public works; real estate; or utilities.
OPTION IV
Experience: Four years in the practice of criminal law.
Other Requirements
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required at the time of appointment.
Active membership in the State Bar of California.
ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Legal principles, legal research and trial techniques; rules of evidence and the conduct of court proceedings; current case law, legislation and trends in the areas of practice; state and federal statutory and case law applicable to public entities in California; rules and procedures for California and federal courts; principles, practices, methods, and techniques of leadership and training; Riverside County policies, ordinances and related authorities; telephone, office and online etiquette; County customer service objectives and strategies; basic computer operation and software programs (e.g., legal research, word processing and electronic mail).
Ability to: Read, understand, interpret, and communicate legal issues to both attorneys and lay people; advocate the interests of the County and other clients in meetings, and court and administrative hearings; communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, in a clear, concise, sound, logical, and thorough manner when preparing opinions, briefs, reports, ordinances, correspondence, or other written communications of a legal nature; communicate effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds; function calmly in stressful situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy; thoroughly analyze and research legal issues and take all facts and findings into consideration; interpret and apply cases, statutes, regulations, legal principles, and government policies and practices; prioritize and organize workload and complete a large number of work assignments that have strict timelines; treat County employees, representatives of outside agencies and members of the public with courtesy and respect; assess the customer's immediate needs and ensure customer's receipt of needed services through personal service or making appropriate referral; provide responsive, high quality service to County employees and representatives of outside agencies by providing accurate, complete and up-to-date information in a courteous, efficient and timely manner, and may interact with members of the public; exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information; analyze and project consequences of decisions and/or recommendations; establish effective working relationships with management, employees, employee representatives, and the public.
Job Competencies/Desirable Traits:
• Leadership qualities that promote team building, coaching and developing of resources.
• Make sound and accurate decisions under pressure.
• Maintain an environment of teamwork and collaboration conducive to expanding knowledge and expertise.
• Communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal forms.
• Persuasively communicate your findings and recommendations to a variety of audiences.
• Possess superior negotiation skills.
• Successfully prioritize conflicting timelines, ensuring each project receives appropriate time and consideration.
• Effectively maintain expertise in all areas of responsibility and seek opportunities to increase personal knowledge in areas of responsibility.
• Take independent actions after carefully analyzing and interpreting the associated risks.
• Customer focused, meeting obligations and commitments.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior and integrity even when challenged with highly stressful or crisis situations.
• Skillfully gain and maintain credibility with superiors, co-workers, public, and managers.
• Exhibit values and respect of others in all undertakings.
• Encourage creative problem solving, collaboration and analysis techniques.
• Driven to excel, supportive of change and seeks continuous learning.
Additional Information
Please contact Angela Tavaglione at atavaglione@rivco.org or (951) 966-3590. Please allow 1-2 business days for response.
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