The Office of the County Attorney Division of Labor Relations & Public Safety seeks an attorney to advise and represent Montgomery County in personnel matters.

The successful candidate will serve as general counsel to the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (“OEMHS”). OEMHS is responsible for the coordination of planning and response and recovery efforts throughout Montgomery County.

Attorneys in the Division of Labor Relations & Public Safety also represent and advise Montgomery County in all types of legal proceedings, including:

• disciplinary matters
• contract grievances
• administrative appeals
• judicial proceedings
• equal employment complaints
• code enforcement
• extreme risk protective orders
• appeals of dangerous and potentially dangerous animal declarations

The position may/will be filled at the Assistant County Attorney II, Grade N27 (salary: $82,135 - $132,387) or Assistant County Attorney III, Grade N32 (salary: $100,978 - $163,566) level.

This position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office.

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/IRC.

Montgomery County Government 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 a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please 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 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 Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

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.

At the Assistant County Attorney III:

Education: Graduation from an accredited university school of law.

Experience: Thorough (four (4) years) experience as an attorney, including some specialized (one (1) year) experience involving either local government law or the area of specialization to which position is assigned.

Equivalency: None.

LICENSE: Membership of the Maryland State Bar. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

At the Assistant County Attorney II:

Education: Graduation from an accredited university school of law.

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

Equivalency: None.

LICENSE: Membership of the Maryland State Bar. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

There are no preferred criteria for this position. All minimally qualified candidates will be placed on the eligible list. If selected for consideration for this position, you will be required to provide a writing sample.