Description:
Position Highlights:- Diverse range of responsibilities to gain valuable skills and experience across various areas of municipal practice, including litigation.
- Hybrid remote office work schedule
- Highly competitive salary and benefits package
A Government Entity is seeking a Deputy/Assistant City Attorney (DOE) to join our team! This position supports the City Attorney's Office in achieving long-term goals and outcomes through sound legal counsel and is responsible for protecting the legal interests and assets of the City with the highest level of professionalism, ethics, and dedication to serve A Government Entity for the benefit of its citizens.
The Deputy/Assistant City Attorney must be able to communicate with impact, possess excellent interpersonal skills, cultivate productive working relationships, possess a strong client support focus, and provide expert legal counsel on a wide variety of complex legal matters.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Perform all phases of pretrial, trial, and appellate work; develop strategy, prepare briefs, draft pleadings, motions, and arguments, and conduct discovery and depositions in preparation for the presentation of the City's case; file motions and briefs.
- Conduct research, provide legal opinions and advice, investigate, evaluate, and resolve complex legal matters on a wide variety of issues; draft legal documents such as contracts, resolutions, and ordinances.
- Attend meetings of and provide advice to the City's official boards and commissions as requested by the City Attorney; represent the City in administrative hearings and negotiations
- Monitor and prepare comments on proposed federal and state legislation and regulations; recommend changes in City policies and practices to comply with legal requirements.
- Conduct legal review of all claims filed against the City.
- Provide staff assistance to the City Attorney; complete special projects as assigned.
- Maintain effective relationships with a variety of community organizations, groups, and individuals to promote positive public relations; coordinate assigned activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations.
Ideal Candidate should possess:
- At least four years of experience in the practice of civil law, two of those years in a municipal setting
- Civil litigation pretrial experience, including responding to complaints and discovery, law and motion, and argument before court.
- Creativity and resourcefulness in the development and implementation of legal strategy
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
- Demonstrated experience providing expert assistance and counsel.
- Knowledge of advanced legal principles, practices, and activities of a City Attorney's Office and methods and techniques of legal research
- A big-picture perspective, and an awareness and appreciation of the political, socio-economic, and cultural diversity of the community
- Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctorate degree and current membership in the State Bar of California
- A valid Class C California driver's license
