Description:
Benefits:- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Job Type: Full-time, exempt
Practice Areas: General Municipal, Civil (land use/zoning, contracts, data/open meetings), Criminal Prosecution (misdemeanor/gross misdemeanor/ordinance)
About Us:
Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. provides comprehensive legal counsel to cities, townships, and special districts, including general civil representation and prosecution services. Our team partners with several south-metro municipalities on day-to-day governance and courtroom advocacy.
Job Summary:
We're hiring a municipal associate to support civil advisory work and prosecution for a large Minnesota municipality (and other municipal clients). The role blends courtroom time with advisory and drafting work, offering immediate, meaningful responsibility alongside experienced mentors.
What You'll Do:
Civil/Advisory
Prosecution
What you bring:
Nice to Have:
Compensation & Benefits:
How to Apply:
Compensation: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
About Us:
Growing With the South Metro for Nearly 40 Years
Our home is Dakota County, the fastest growing county in Minnesota. It continues to grow and expand, adding homes and businesses each year. Highway 42 and Cedar Avenue were once a quiet two-lane intersection surrounded by cornfields, not all that long ago. Now, the same intersection is one of the largest in the Twin Cities metro area, with 7 lanes meeting 9 lanes in Apple Valley. Apple Valley is minutes from the Mall of America and home to the Minnesota Zoo. From offices in the heart of Apple Valley (located in the national headquarters of Wings Financial, Minnesota's largest credit union), Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. has been providing exceptional legal representation to clients throughout the Twin Cities and the State of Minnesota since 1986.
Local Focus, with National Reach
Our lawyers have traveled around the country, representing clients where client needs take them. Taking depositions in Rhode Island? We've done that. Winning a case in federal court in Ohio? We've done that too. Arguing, and winning, in Washington D.C.? We've done that. But Minnesota is home. The south metro continues to expand, with Rosemount continuing its growth as the new Maple Grove of the metro area. And our firm is right here to witness the growth, and to provide legal representation to clients in Dakota County, around the metro area, and throughout the State of Minnesota.
With over two dozen full-time employees, including attorneys and support staff, our firm provides the experience and capabilities of a large law firm, with more than 100 years of collective legal experience. We provide it with the personal service, value and attention that clients expect in a small-firm environment.
About Us:
Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. provides comprehensive legal counsel to cities, townships, and special districts, including general civil representation and prosecution services. Our team partners with several south-metro municipalities on day-to-day governance and courtroom advocacy.
Job Summary:
We're hiring a municipal associate to support civil advisory work and prosecution for a large Minnesota municipality (and other municipal clients). The role blends courtroom time with advisory and drafting work, offering immediate, meaningful responsibility alongside experienced mentors.
What You'll Do:
Civil/Advisory
- Advise staff, administrators, and councils on land use, planning & zoning, contracts, licensing, procurement, constitutional issues, and employment questions.
- Draft/review ordinances, resolutions, development agreements, RFPs/RFQs, and intergovernmental agreements.
- Counsel on Minnesota Open Meeting Law and Minnesota Government Data Practices Act compliance.
- Support assessment appeals, eminent domain, and other municipal litigation.
- Handle arraignments, pretrials, motions, and trials for misdemeanor/gross-misdemeanor and ordinance matters.
- Manage discovery, plea negotiations, victim/witness communications, and trial prep.
What you bring:
- 3–5+ years of relevant experience (municipal civil, prosecution, or closely related).
- Courtroom experience and strong written advocacy.
- Some working knowledge of land use, public law, and Minnesota criminal procedure.
- Practical, solution-oriented counseling style and calm under pressure.
- Active Minnesota bar license (in good standing) and valid driver's license for occasional travel to city halls/courthouses.
Nice to Have:
- Planning & zoning hearing experience; drafting staff reports or council memos.
- Experience with OML/Data Practices investigations and training.
- Prior service as a city/township prosecutor or public-sector attorney.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
- Full benefits, CLE/bar dues covered, training/mentorship, and growth path.
- Meaningful courtroom and council exposure with a supportive team.
- Free parking; south-metro convenience.
How to Apply:
- Resume
- Brief cover letter highlighting municipal and prosecution experience
- 1 writing sample (e.g., prosecution motion, memo, or municipal advisory document; de-identified)
About Us:
Growing With the South Metro for Nearly 40 Years
Our home is Dakota County, the fastest growing county in Minnesota. It continues to grow and expand, adding homes and businesses each year. Highway 42 and Cedar Avenue were once a quiet two-lane intersection surrounded by cornfields, not all that long ago. Now, the same intersection is one of the largest in the Twin Cities metro area, with 7 lanes meeting 9 lanes in Apple Valley. Apple Valley is minutes from the Mall of America and home to the Minnesota Zoo. From offices in the heart of Apple Valley (located in the national headquarters of Wings Financial, Minnesota's largest credit union), Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. has been providing exceptional legal representation to clients throughout the Twin Cities and the State of Minnesota since 1986.
Local Focus, with National Reach
Our lawyers have traveled around the country, representing clients where client needs take them. Taking depositions in Rhode Island? We've done that. Winning a case in federal court in Ohio? We've done that too. Arguing, and winning, in Washington D.C.? We've done that. But Minnesota is home. The south metro continues to expand, with Rosemount continuing its growth as the new Maple Grove of the metro area. And our firm is right here to witness the growth, and to provide legal representation to clients in Dakota County, around the metro area, and throughout the State of Minnesota.
With over two dozen full-time employees, including attorneys and support staff, our firm provides the experience and capabilities of a large law firm, with more than 100 years of collective legal experience. We provide it with the personal service, value and attention that clients expect in a small-firm environment.
