Salary Range: Range starts at $134,177- $167,722 DOE, with the ability to increase with performance and experience
The City Attorney’s Office handles a wide variety of legal issues that affect municipal government with a team of five attorneys, two paralegals, and two part-time law clerks.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Assistant City Attorney serves as in-house counsel to the City and its elected officials, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies. The Assistant City Attorney practices in a wide range of legal fields, focusing on local government, land use, state and federal constitutional law, contracts, real property, housing, transportation, employment, civil litigation, and water law.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
- Prepare and review legal opinions, ordinances, contracts, plats, and other legal documents and advise the City’s elected officials, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies on legal questions and policy formation.
- May be assigned to advise specific City departments such as planning, police, human resources, recreation, transportation, housing, recreation, or economic development.
- May represent the City in litigation, including drafting and reviewing pleadings and appearing in court or before administrative agencies.
- Research legal questions and evaluate the impact of applicable law on City policies, procedures, and programs.
- Develop and present educational seminars for officials and staff regarding legal issues.
- May advise on risk management principles and claim processing.
- Attend City Council, Board and Commission meetings, and weekly department meetings as assigned.
- As directed by the City Attorney, manage work plan for law clerks.
- May assist with negotiations and drafting or review of legal documents involving real property rights, open space, and water rights.
- Review staff reports.
- Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- J.D. from accredited law school
- Member in good standing of the Utah State Bar (or the ability to become one within a reasonable time on a case-by-case basis)
- 6 years of legal experience (employment as a full-time paid judicial clerk in a court of record or appellate court may be credited as full-time legal employment)
- Organize and analyze facts, evidence, and precedents, and effectively present such material orally and in writing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least 2 years of municipal experience or private practice experience applicable to municipal law
- Familiarity with or interest in land use
- Ability to serve as back-up for the City’s misdemeanor prosecutor
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Considerable exposure to stressful situations.
- Work is performed primarily in an office setting.
- May require small amounts of travel to and from meeting and court proceedings.
- Occasional non-traditional working hours which may include evening and weekend meetings.
Compensation details: 134177-167722 Yearly Salary
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