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City of Tracy
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Come join our team of amazing professionals! The City of Tracy is seeking a motivated attorney with previous experience working in a fast-paced legal office to be our next Assistant City Attorney. This position requires a person with strong analytical, legal research, and customer service skills who is dedicated to providing clients with high quality legal services. This position reports to the City Attorney, who is the department head with overall responsibility for the City Attorney’s Office.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate for this position is a motivated attorney that is seeking to contribute their legal skills to a fast-paced legal office and is committed to providing sound, ethical, and thoughtful legal advice. The most qualified applicants will have a proven track record of exercising good judgment, creative problem solving, and handling complex projects. The ideal candidate will excel in a team-oriented environment in which a commitment to public service and collegiality are valued. A common sense and strategic approach to decision-making that balances the needs of the organization with community needs will be highly prized skills for the incoming Assistant City Attorney. Strong organizational, analytical, and legal research and writing skills will be a must. This position requires a flexible, detail-oriented person who can work efficiently and effectively with internal staff, members of the public, City departments, outside agencies/organizations, and assist other personnel in assigned duties.
Under administrative direction, The Assistant City Attorney provides highly responsible and complex legal assistance to City staff, planning commissions, and other boards; reviews and drafts contracts, ordinances, and other documents; represents the City in court; fosters cooperative working relationships among City departments and with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies and various public and private groups; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to the City Attorney in areas of expertise; acts as City Attorney in the City Attorney’s absence; and performs related duties, as assigned.
Responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional legal experience, at least two (2) of which must have been in California in an area of law applicable to municipal government operations.
Licenses and Certifications:
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license upon appointment.
Possession of a valid California State Bar License.
May be required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training.
Applicants must submit an official City of Tracy application by the final filing date. To apply and view the complete job description requirements and benefit information, please visit www.cityoftracyjobs.com. A limited number of applicants that best meet the need of the City will be invited to participate in the selection process. The City of Tracy has the right to modify the selection process at any time. The City of Tracy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have any questions regarding this recruitment process, please contact Naydee Rosette at [email protected] or (209) 831-6157
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate for this position is a motivated attorney that is seeking to contribute their legal skills to a fast-paced legal office and is committed to providing sound, ethical, and thoughtful legal advice. The most qualified applicants will have a proven track record of exercising good judgment, creative problem solving, and handling complex projects. The ideal candidate will excel in a team-oriented environment in which a commitment to public service and collegiality are valued. A common sense and strategic approach to decision-making that balances the needs of the organization with community needs will be highly prized skills for the incoming Assistant City Attorney. Strong organizational, analytical, and legal research and writing skills will be a must. This position requires a flexible, detail-oriented person who can work efficiently and effectively with internal staff, members of the public, City departments, outside agencies/organizations, and assist other personnel in assigned duties.
Under administrative direction, The Assistant City Attorney provides highly responsible and complex legal assistance to City staff, planning commissions, and other boards; reviews and drafts contracts, ordinances, and other documents; represents the City in court; fosters cooperative working relationships among City departments and with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies and various public and private groups; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to the City Attorney in areas of expertise; acts as City Attorney in the City Attorney’s absence; and performs related duties, as assigned.
Responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Assists in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the City Attorney’s office.
- Provides technical advice to attorneys in the office; handles the more complex and difficult litigation and
- situations.
- Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates the work of department personnel, provides direction or coordinates staff training, works with employees to correct deficiencies and implements discipline and termination procedures as required.
- Confers with and advises City departments, and prepares legal opinions concerning their respective duties, powers, functions, and obligations.
- Evaluates legal claims filed against the City and recommends appropriate action; represents the City in collection of claims.
- Renders legal opinions for City Staff, Planning Commission, and other boards
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional legal experience, at least two (2) of which must have been in California in an area of law applicable to municipal government operations.
Licenses and Certifications:
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license upon appointment.
Possession of a valid California State Bar License.
May be required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training.
Applicants must submit an official City of Tracy application by the final filing date. To apply and view the complete job description requirements and benefit information, please visit www.cityoftracyjobs.com. A limited number of applicants that best meet the need of the City will be invited to participate in the selection process. The City of Tracy has the right to modify the selection process at any time. The City of Tracy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have any questions regarding this recruitment process, please contact Naydee Rosette at [email protected] or (209) 831-6157