Description:
Description:(Regular, Exempt)
Starting Salary Range: $120,568.81 - $156,4563.70/annualized, DOQ
Closing Date: Open until filled, may close at any time
Shift/Workdays and Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM (Generally)
How to Apply: Using the “apply” button on this page, please complete the required online application, upload a resume and a list of three professional references with full contact information. For general questions about the position, contact Unique Hiram at (785) 587-2447 or hr@cityofmhk.com.
Summary/Objective:
The Deputy City Attorney provides professional legal services for the municipality and provides support for the City Attorney by performing duties as the assistant director of the Legal Services Department, which contains a criminal division (Manhattan Municipal Court) and civil division (City Attorney's Office).
Essential Functions:
Provides a full range of professional legal services to the City Commission, City Boards, the City Manager, and City staff on complex legal issues related to all aspects of the municipality.
- Performs legal research and analysis and provides legal opinions and the development of legal documents on a wide range of complex and sensitive legal issues related to all aspects of the municipality.
- Prepares and reviews legal and other documents, including ordinances, resolutions, memos, pleadings, reports, recommendations, administrative and personnel policies, forms, permits, letters, press releases, informational documents, and other communications.
- Negotiates, reviews and drafts contracts, leases, construction documents, real estate documents and economic development deals.
- Researches, interprets, and applies City ordinances, resolutions and applicable state and federal laws.
- Reviews, investigations and responds to allegations, claims, or complaints against the City.
- Attends meetings with City staff to answer legal questions, applies legal points and procedures and recommends changes to meet legal requirements.
- Provides responses to time-sensitive legal issues presented by City Commissioners or City employees via drop-ins, on the phone or by e-mail.
- Represents the City of Manhattan in Municipal Court and state and federal courts.
- Manages major projects assigned to the City Attorney's Office, as directed by the City Attorney.
- Serves as “acting” City Attorney in the City Attorney's absence.
- Attends meetings of the governing body and City boards and committees to provide legal counsel.
- Maintains updated knowledge and training on legal issues, caselaw, statutes and regulations impacting the municipality.
- Supervises Legal Department employees in the City Attorney's absence.
- Makes decisions and provides recommendations on hiring, termination, compensation, and promotion.
- Assists City Attorney with training and mentoring new employees in the City Attorney's Office.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
- Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
- License to practice law and memberships in good standing of the bar of the State of Kansas and the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, including a minimum of five (5) years of municipal law experience.
Preferred Education and Experience:
Prior supervisory experience over attorneys and other legal positions preferred.