County Counsel

What County Counsel does

The Office of County Counsel is the mandated legal department of the County of Los Angeles, providing legal representation, advice, and counsel to the five-member Board of Supervisors, all County departments (Children and Family Services, Sheriff, Public Works, Health Services, Public Health, Mental Health, Regional Planning, Human Resources, Consumer and Business Affairs, and others), special districts (MTA, Consolidated Fire Protection District, LA-RICS, Community Development Commission, Housing Authority), joint powers authorities, and the Public Administrator/Public Guardian. The Office operates through 18 specialized legal divisions covering dependency/child welfare, affirmative litigation and consumer protection, appellate work, general litigation, health services, labor and employment, workers' compensation, transportation (MTA), public works, property, probate, government services, board liaison, justice and safety, peace officer records, social services, litigation monitoring, and administrative services.

The Office's underlying operational backbone includes an internal Technology & Business Solutions division that runs IT Service Desk, Datacenter Services, Security Compliance, Application/Web Development, and Business Solutions Management across the department's 17+ legal divisions, with data exchanges to county departments and public entities. The Office of County Hearing Officer (OCHO) operates as an internal branch conducting independent administrative hearings. Headcount includes 114 attorneys budgeted in the Dependency Division alone, 88 attorneys in Trial Court Sections, plus attorneys across all other divisions — staffing 28 dependency trial courts, advising 22 DCFS regional offices, and handling 50,000+ hearings and 600+ appellate briefs annually (ranking third highest in the Second District Court of Appeal).

The Office is funded through the Los Angeles County government budget rather than through fees or commercial revenue; it does not charge for services. There is no commercial go-to-market motion — service delivery is a statutory mandate, with attorneys embedded in client departments and stationed at courthouse locations throughout the County. The entity is government-owned (parent: County of Los Angeles), privately held in the corporate sense only because it is not a traded company, and is recognized with the California State Bar DEI Leadership Seal.

Name

County Counsel

Legal name

County Counsel of Los Angeles County

Website

https://counsel.lacounty.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Office of County Counsel is the mandated legal department of Los Angeles County, providing legal representation, advice, and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, 18 specialized divisions, all County departments, special districts, and public agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Counsel and Prosecution (92213), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Law, Legal Counsel & Regulatory Affairs Offices (HLAJACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

Keywords

• Government legal services
• Civil litigation defense
• Dependency court representation
• Public agency counsel
• Administrative hearings

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles, CA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The Office of County Counsel is a government department funded through the County of Los Angeles budget. It provides legal representation, advice, and counsel to County entities as mandated by the County charter and State statutes, with no direct revenue generation from external customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Office of County Counsel provides legal representation, advice, and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, County departments, special districts, and other public agencies of Los Angeles County, as mandated by the County charter and State statutes. Its core work spans litigation in State and Federal courts, dependency and family law matters, transactional advice, regulatory compliance, labor and employment representation, and affirmative litigation to enforce consumer protection and environmental laws.

Product overview

The Office of County Counsel provides legal representation, advice, and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, County departments, special districts, and public agencies through 18 specialized legal divisions. The portfolio includes core divisions covering Affirmative Litigation & Consumer Protection (ALD), Dependency, Health Services, Labor & Employment, Workers' Compensation, General Litigation, Appeals, Transportation, and others. Additionally, the Technology & Business Solutions division manages IT Operations and Business Solutions, while the Office of County Hearing Officer (OCHO) independently conducts administrative hearings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,000 dependency cases handled annually with 33,000 children served
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Los Angeles City AttorneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative litigation partner on significant cases. Jointly prosecuted litigation against SoCalGas following the Aliso Canyon methane gas leak with the Los Angeles City Attorney and California Attorney General.
• California Attorney GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative litigation partner on major consumer protection and environmental cases. Jointly prosecuted opioid litigation and SoCalGas Aliso Canyon case.
• Department of JusticeminorOthersGovernment litigation partner. The Appeals Division has the third highest number of filings in the Second District Court of Appeal alongside the Department of Justice (which handles criminal appeals) and California Appellate Project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office: Government legal services for King County, Washington (Seattle metro). Comparable as a county-level legal office serving a large urban jurisdiction with civil representation, advisory, and litigation functions analogous to LA County Counsel.
• Maricopa County Attorney's Office: Civil legal counsel for Maricopa County, Arizona (Phoenix metro). Comparable as a large county-level legal department representing county government in civil matters, with practice areas analogous to LA County Counsel's advisory and litigation functions.
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office: Prosecutorial and civil legal office for Cook County, Illinois (Chicago metro). Comparable as a large metropolitan-area government legal office serving major county operations, though focused more on prosecution than general civil counsel work.
• Harris County Attorney's Office: Civil legal counsel for Harris County, Texas (Houston metro). Comparable as a large county-level legal department serving a major American metropolitan jurisdiction with a similar civil advisory and litigation mandate.

Broad incumbents

• New York City Law Department: The largest municipal law office in the United States, providing legal representation to NYC government. Comparable as a large-scale government legal department serving a major American metropolis with similar practice breadth (civil litigation, advisory, transactional, public safety).
• California Attorney General's Office: The state-level legal counsel and chief law enforcement office for California. Comparable as the broader government legal authority that LA County Counsel partners with on major litigation; covers overlapping practice areas (consumer protection, environmental, civil rights) at a larger jurisdictional scale.

Direct peers

• San Diego County Counsel: Provides legal services to San Diego County government under the same California county counsel framework. Directly comparable as a peer county legal department with similar mandated structure, division organization, and client base (county departments and special districts).
• San Francisco City Attorney's Office: Legal counsel for the City and County of San Francisco. Directly comparable as a peer municipal legal office with similar mandate to represent city/county entities, handle affirmative litigation, and advise on public sector matters in California.
• Los Angeles City Attorney's Office: The legal counsel office for the City of Los Angeles. Directly comparable as a peer municipal legal department operating in the same jurisdiction, with overlapping practice areas (consumer protection, civil litigation, dependency support) and confirmed partnership on joint litigation matters such as the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon case.

Others

• Public Law Group (external law firms serving public agencies): Best Best & Krieger LLP and similar public law specialty firms represent municipal and government clients. Comparable as external legal service providers that compete for government work outside County Counsel's mandated scope (e.g., special districts, JPA representation).

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/county-counsel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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