Assistant Law Director

Full-time

No

Assistant Law Director
The candidate provides legal advice to the City Council, Mayor, City Manager, all City Department, and Division Heads, and appropriate others on the full range of legal issues affecting or potentially affecting the City as assigned by the Law Director. Prepares legal opinions from the Law Department. Attends meetings of the City Council and various City commissions and provides advice and counsel as requested. Processes and litigates claims against the City, including preparation of answers to complaints, pleadings, depositions, exhibits, and related memoranda and papers. Prepares cases for trial, interviews witnesses, examines the evidence and researches the law, and prepares related legal documents. Represents the City in trial and appellate litigation. Works with City Department and Division Heads in reviewing and evaluating planned actions relating to department operations, procedural and administrative matters, and employee disciplinary actions. Prosecutes felony matters from arraignment of defendants through the preliminary hearing phase. Prepares for and prosecutes bench and jury trials. Answers questions concerning municipal law and the Law Department’s responsibilities and operations from the general public. Performs duties of Legal Analyst as needed and assigned by the Law Director. Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops as requested and authorized. Performs related work as required. Graduation from a college or university of recognized standing with a . Degree in Law is required. Some experience in the practice of municipal law in the State of Ohio, preferably for a Charter City; Or Any combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work. Must be eligible to practice law in the State of Ohio. Extensive knowledge of the City’s ordinances and administrative directives is needed. Thorough knowledge of and skill in: Trial practices and procedures; Appellate practices and procedures; Local and state criminal law and procedures; Municipal law, torts, contracts, civil rights, administrative processes, and real property; Principles, practices, methods, materials, and references utilized in legal research; State and federal statutes and regulations pertaining to municipal governments; Municipal law and the home rule concept as practiced in the State of Ohio, including Charter provisions, legislative processes, and related court decisions; Practices, procedures, and operations of the City’s departments and divisions; Current collective bargaining agreements, and civil service rules and regulations; Legal office practices and procedures and of the duties and responsibilities of the City’s Law Department; Office terminology, procedures, and equipment, including the use of computers and related word processing applications appropriate to assigned duties, and some knowledge or ability to quickly acquire some knowledge of E-Mail applications; Business arithmetic, statistics, and English composition and spelling; Skill in negotiations and in the persuasion of others, including both individuals and groups; Skill in presentations of both routine and complex issues; Skill in the original composition, editing, proofreading, and final preparation of written materials; and Skill in the assembly of numerical data and production of statistical reports. Should have the ability to establish and maintain complex clerical, administrative, and legal records and files and to prepare written reports from such information. Should have the ability to organize and coordinate a wide variety of materials, human schedules, and supportive actions. Should have the ability to handle a wide variety and high volume of complex legal and related administrative tasks concurrently while under the pressure of fixed time deadlines. Must have the ability to perform work with speed, accuracy, and attention to detail. Should have the ability to make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures. Should have the ability to independently solve problems within assigned areas of responsibility. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, Department Heads, Division Heads, other supervisory personnel, members of city commissions, and the general public. Must have the ability to communicate well with others, both orally and in writing. Should have the ability to handle confidential legal information with tact and discretion.

Legal