Chief Attorney bei County of Orange, CA

About the Department

• Advise Director on all legal matters pertaining to child support, including legislative matters
• Provide consultation and advice on questions of law and procedure
• Manage personnel matters including hiring, employee development, and disciplinary actions
• Act as department liaison as to legal matters with courts, Family Law Facilitator, Private Bar Association, LCSAs, State DCSS and other County agencies and partners
• Develop, evaluate, and implement department goals, objectives, policies and procedures; develop program evaluation, and assure departmental activities are in compliance with laws, policies, regulations, and goals
• Manage, delegate, and direct the work of the attorneys and support staff, establish work standards and procedures
• Perform or direct legal research and prepare legal opinions 
• Confer with State DCSS, the Courts, the Private Bar Association, legal organizations, the public and other stakeholders, as appropriate and assigned
• Participate in meetings, seminars, conferences, and prepare presentations and reports for internal and external audiences
• Monitor and systemize regulations, statutes, and case law regarding child support and disseminates information
• Other related duties as required

• Possess a breadth and depth of knowledge of child support laws, regulations, policies and business practices on a federal, state, and local level
• Experience in child support program engagement, negotiation, establishment and enforcement is highly desirable

• Guide and direct others toward meeting departmental objectives 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate
• Model behavior that demonstrates strong work ethic and high level of personal integrity and trustworthiness
• Serve as a key and active participant in meetings and trainings
• Actively seek opportunities to serve the department and colleagues
• Coach and empower staff towards professional development

• Review and analyze studies, data, cases, laws, and reports
• Identify issues and develop reports to present to the court and Executive Management 
• Proactively detect problems, weigh risks, balance needs and agency goals, develop solutions and make recommendations
• Utilize data to make informed and responsible decisions

• Demonstrated ability to compose complex written communications
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well with staff, colleagues, peers, other teams, units, Executive Management, court partners, State DCSS, Private Bar Association, legal partners, and other County agencies
• Ensure customer service and satisfaction; respond timely to inquiries using effective verbal and written skills
• Display proficiency in handling difficult conversations with all levels of staff

Background Check: All candidates considered for the position will be required to successfully pass a background check to the satisfaction of the County. The background check may include professional references, criminal check, credit check, educational verification (e.g. degree, license, or official transcripts), etc.  

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Human Resource Services (HRS) screens all application materials for minimum qualifications. After screening, qualified applicants will be referred to the next step in the recruitment process. All applicants will be notified via email of their status in the process.  

Application Screening (Refer/Non-Refer)
Applications and supplemental responses will be screened for qualifications that are highly desirable and most needed to successfully perform the duties of this job. Only those applications exhibiting qualifications as listed in the job bulletin will be referred to the next step. 

Application Appraisal Panel (AAP) | Application Review (Weighted 100%)
An Appraisal Panel of job knowledge experts will thoroughly screen and evaluate the application, supplemental questionnaire, and resumes for job knowledge, competencies, and related experience described above.

Eligible List
Once the assessment has been completed, HRS will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to a selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

Based on the Department's needs, the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedure.

Position Duties

Minimum Qualifications