Job Abstract

This position will be filled at the Attorney I, II, or III level depending on the credentials and level of experience of the successful candidate. This posting will be used to fill a full-time permanent position within the Attorney Series (Attorney I, Attorney II, or Attorney III) within the Office of Law. This position will provide advice to various County agencies, including the Department of Inspections and Permits, the Office of Planning and Zoning, the Health Department, and the Office of F... more details

Position Description

This position will be filled at the Attorney I, II, or III level depending on the credentials and level of experience of the successful candidate.

This posting will be used to fill a full-time permanent position within the Attorney Series (Attorney I, Attorney II, or Attorney III) within the Office of Law. This position will provide advice to various County agencies, including the Department of Inspections and Permits, the Office of Planning and Zoning, the Health Department, and the Office of Finance; prosecute code enforcement actions in the District Court; represent the County in all tax sale matters; document review and legal drafting; legal research; and handle land-use related appeals before the Board of Appeals and Circuit Court. This position in the County Office of Law will perform a variety of specified legal services. There is considerable contact with high-level County officials for the purpose of providing legal services and advice.

For information on the Anne Arundel County Office of Law please

visit https://www.aacounty.org/law.

For opportunities and rewards of municipal law please visit

https://imla.org/municipal-law-as-a-career/

Nature and Variety of Work

Work performed is evaluated by a higher-level Attorney. An employee in this class may be the legal specialist in a specific subject matter discipline and/or provide varied legal services and advice for a number of County departments or agencies.

Note: Attorney I, II, and III is a proficiency series in the Attorney classification, where the Attorney III is considered full performance. An employee has the opportunity to be promoted based on the required amount of legal experience and satisfactory work performance. Proficiency level advancements can be made when work assignments increase in variety and complexity; the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the higher level classes; less supervision and review is required of the employee in completing assignments; and greater independence is given in providing legal advice and preparing legal documents. Promotion to a higher-level class is at the discretion of the County Attorney.

Examples of Duties and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

(Note: The duties and responsibilities enumerated in this class specification are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications and salary level for all positions in this class. They are not intended to include all of the essential functions of all positions in the class.)

Examples of Duties

Provides advice and counsel to County agencies as assigned.

Represents the County in grading, building, zoning, and property maintenance code enforcement cases in the Maryland District and Circuit courts.

Represents the County in grading, building, and zoning appeals before the County Board of Appeals.

Represents the County and provides advice to the Office of Finance in all tax sale matters in Circuit Court.

Performs legal research and drafts legal opinions, memoranda, and advice as assigned by supervisors.

Deal tactfully and effectively with county officials, court officials, and the public

Operate a personal computer

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Assistant County Attorney (Attorney I) $65,158 - $122,988

Graduation from an accredited school of law; and admission to the bar of the State.

Assistant County Attorney (Attorney II) $75,568.00 - $142,638

Graduation from an accredited school of law; and admission to the bar of the State; and one (1) or more years of experience in professional legal work as an attorney.

Assistant County Attorney (Attorney III) $87,635 - $165,418

Graduation from an accredited school of law; Admission to the bar of the State; two (2) or more years of experience in professional legal work as an attorney

As of July 1, 2024: Pay Scales will be adjusted by 3% to the minimum and 3% to the maximum.

Supplemental Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants with the following:

Preference will be given to applicants with recent trial experience or a judicial clerkship in the Maryland Circuit Court or District Court.

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