Attorney I, II and III

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Attorney I, II and III

County of Orange Orange County, California, United States

Job Description:

Attorney I, II and III

Description

CAREER DESCRIPTION

ATTORNEY I, II, and III
Child Support Services

COMPENSATION:

Attorney I - $7,748.00 up to $9,366.93 monthly

Attorney II - $9,061.87 up to $10,100.13 monthly

Attorney III - $10,370.53 up to $14,362.40 monthly

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization .

In addition to performance-based merit increases, this position is scheduled to receive salary range increases on the following dates:

Effective June 27, 2025 - 4.00% increase

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This recruitment is open to the public. The eligible lists established through this recruitment will be used to fill a current vacancy within Child Support Services and may be used to fill any future vacancies in other agencies throughout the County of Orange. This recruitment may also be used to fill positions in similar and or lower classifications.

DEADLINE TO APPLY

This recruitment will close on July 2nd, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (PST)

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.

CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES (CSS)
Child Support Services (CSS) is an award-winning, forward-thinking agency of over 350 professionals, dedicated to helping parents financially support their children. The core mission is to facilitate the financial support of children by engaging parents and providing professional child support services. Under the direction of the Department Director, CSS delivers human services to the community based on a balanced approach emphasizing Customers, Staff, Business Efficiencies, and Performance. CSS also works in close partnership with the Orange County Superior Court, California Department of Child Support Services, and other local child support agencies throughout California.

Click here for more information of Child Support Services.
Click here for more information on the County of Orange.

THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an excellent opportunity for you to enhance your career with the County of Orange Department of Child Support Services. Child Support Services is looking for attorneys who are committed to serving the community.

The Child Support Services Attorney Team consists of dedicated attorneys whose primary responsibilities include establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support orders. Attorneys are assigned to court and in-house operations depending on departmental needs. They work collaboratively with staff throughout the Department, the parents we serve through the program, and our court partners.

The Attorney's goal is to work with parents to resolve matters prior to court and represent the County in matters at court. The attorney's role is to provide support to all activities of the Department including, but not limited to, providing legal analyses on policies and making recommendations. Additionally, attorneys are required to meet with parents, review motions to establish, modify and enforce reasonable child support orders, prepare responses, appear in court in a fast-paced and high-volume environment, draft and review stipulations and provide case follow-up.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have:

ABILITY TO


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required Experience/Education:
License Required for All Three Levels: Active membership in the State Bar of California.

Click here to view the Minimum Qualifications for Attorney I classification.
Click here to view the Minimum Qualifications for Attorney II classification.
Click here to view the Minimum Qualifications for Attorney III classification.

Special Requirements
Selected candidates must pass a background investigation to the satisfaction of the Department of Child Support Services.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL and WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical and Mental Requirements
Must be capable of effectively exchanging information and adequately communicating in person, through telecommunication, and in writing; body mobility to move from one work area to another; ability to use a computer terminal; able to access standard office and courtroom equipment; body strength sufficient to lift and carry files. Possess the ability to independently reason logically to reach conclusions and make recommendations; possess the ability to remain calm and appropriately focused on rapidly changing situations involving interpersonal conflict and with complex issues; possess the ability to interact with the public in emotional and occasionally hostile situations.

Environmental and Working Conditions
Will be required to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds and educational levels including in-custody defendants, victims, witnesses, persons having interest in criminal cases and varying levels of other government organizations; interact with the public in emotional and occasionally hostile situations; work with changing deadlines and competing priorities.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Human Resource Services (HRS) screens all application materials for minimum and desirable 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 Appraisal Panel (AAP) | Application Review (Weighted 100%)
 An Appraisal Panel (AAP) of job knowledge experts will thoroughly screen and evaluate the application and supplemental questionnaire for job knowledge, competencies and related experience described above.

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

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.

Veterans Employment Preference
The County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings. Please click here to review the policy.

Please Note: The information you provide on your application and/or response to the supplemental questions may be used as a scoring device, so please be thorough and complete in your response. "See Resume" is not a qualifying response and will not be scored in lieu of the required information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Email is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct email address is included in our application and use only one email account.

NOTE: User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.

Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via email through the GovernmentJobs.com site. Please check your email folders, including spam/junk folders, and/or accept emails ending with "governmentjobs.com" and "ocgov.com." If your email address should change, please update your profile at http://www.governmentjobs.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click here for additional Frequently Asked Questions.

For specific information pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Candace Jones at (714) 347-8302 or cjones@css.ocgov.com .

EEO INFORMATION

Orange County, as an equal employment opportunity employer, encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Non-Management Benefits
In addition to the County's standard suite of benefits, such as a variety of health plan options, annual leave and paid holidays--we also offer an excellent array of benefits such as a Health Care Reimbursement Account, 457 Defined Contribution Plan and Annual Education and Professional Reimbursement. Employees are provided a Retirement Plan through the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS).

Please go to the following link to find out more about Defined Benefit Pensions and OCERS Plan Types/Benefits.
http://www.ocers.org/active-member-information

Click here for information about benefits offered to County of Orange employees.

Closing Date/Time: 7/2/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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