Retirement Managing Attorney at Ventura County – Ventura, California

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THE POSITION

Are you a strategic legal thinker with a passion for public service and pension law? Join our team as the Retirement Managing Attorney, where you'll lead and shape critical legal work that supports the long-term financial security of county employees.

In this dynamic role, you will:

• Plan, organize, and oversee legal operations with a focus on the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) and the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).
• Analyze Board of Retirement policies, regulations, and guidelines to ensure alignment with state and federal statutes.
• Provide expert legal counsel to senior leadership on both routine matters and emerging issues in retirement law.
• Draft and review a wide range of legal documents, including pleadings, motions, opinions, contracts, and policies.
• Play a key role in directing, evaluating, and shaping policy and ensuring compliance in a complex and evolving legal landscape.

The Managing Attorney is an at-will classification exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Ordinance.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE

Progressively responsible experience in applicable agency law and personnel management, typically demonstrated by at least five (5) years of administrative or managerial work experience in a private or public legal office, including active membership in the California State Bar.

NOTE: County ordinance provides that County attorneys may not engage in the private practice of law.

Other Requirements:

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license by date of appointment.

• Obtaining and maintaining Federal Burau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) clearance as a condition of employment.

DESIRED

• Knowledge of and experience with County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) and the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), and/or other laws that govern public employee benefit plans.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURE

To apply for this exceptional opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter that illustrate the following:

• Your administrative or managerial work experience in a private or public legal office.
• Your experience with oversight of personnel within a legal office.

Submit in one of the following ways:

• E-mail to Yvonne.Martinez@venturacounty.gov

OR

• Submit an online application at www.venturacounty.gov/jobs and attach your resume and cover letter.

RESUME EVALUATION

The first review date is January 9, 2026.

Resumes and cover letters will be screened based on the criteria outlined in this brochure. Following an evaluation of resumes and cover letters, the most qualified candidates will be invited to a panel interview. The top candidates, as determined by the panel, will then be invited to a second/final interview. The interviews may be consolidated into one process or expanded into multiple interviews contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For further information about this recruitment, please contact Yvonne. Martinez by e-mail at Yvonne.Martinez@venturacounty.gov or by telephone at (805) 654-3051.