Civil Attorney (Transactions)
Typical Responsibilities
- Negotiate and draft real estate purchase and sale agreements, licenses and leases, use or operational agreements on behalf of the County with nationally known residential and commercial developers and companies, state and local governmental entities and certain joint power authorities and special districts.
- Negotiate and draft use or operational agreements with potential state and local agencies, other governmental entities, nationally and internationally recognized commercial companies.
- Negotiate and draft finance and loan agreements on behalf of the County for the development of affordable housing.
- Negotiate and draft contracts for county services and public works construction projects.
- Day-to-day legal advice to and/or preparation of formal legal opinions for County departments on a broad range of transactions, real estate, public works construction and affordable housing topics.
- Advise as needed on the Brown Act, Public Records Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Requirements
Preferred candidates have 3–4 years of public entity experience in contract negotiations and drafting, including real estate purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, public works contracts, tax revenue agreements, and affordable housing finance and loan agreements.
Benefits
The County Counsel is the civil attorney for the County and reports to the Board of Supervisors, with deputies practicing public law in transactions, housing, land use, environmental, litigation, child welfare, law enforcement, and general government. The office provides legal advice to the Board, elected officials, departments, joint power authorities, and special districts.
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.
Qualifications
The job posting does not specify qualifications beyond the preferred experience in contract negotiations and drafting, including real estate purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, public works contracts, tax revenue agreements, and affordable housing finance and loan agreements.
Skills
The job posting does not specify specific skills required beyond the preferred experience in contract negotiations and drafting, including real estate purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, public works contracts, tax revenue agreements, and affordable housing finance and loan agreements.
Benefits
The job posting does not specify any benefits beyond those provided by the County Counsel's Office.
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.
Application Instructions
To submit an application, please visit the recruitment page: https://www.jobapscloud.com/Placer/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=2026&R2=19826&R3=01
Equal Opportunity Employer
Placer County is an equal opportunity employer.