United States
Deputy City Attorney III or IV-Litigation
Salary: See Position Description
Organization: **Members Only**, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2024-00303
Department: City Attorney
Opening Date: 11/08/2024
Annual Salary Range: Deputy City Attorney III: $148, - $223,
Deputy City Attorney IV: $156, - $234,
*5% increase on June 20, 2025
The **Members Only** is currently seeking an experienced litigation attorney to fill the position of Deputy City Attorney III or IV. The successful candidate will represent the City in civil litigation, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and appeals, primarily in the areas of municipal law, tort liability, civil rights, and employment law.
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent the City in litigation and other legal proceedings brought by or against the City, including matters involving municipal law, tort liability, contracts, construction, civil rights, environmental law, employment law, land use, and writ of mandate actions.
- Minimize the City's liability and exposure by conducting timely risk assessments and proactively notifying the client/department.
- Work collaboratively across departments and represent the City in sensitive and complex litigation matters.
- Conduct legal research, interpret and apply statutes, regulations, codes, and court decisions.
- Attend and participate in professional group meetings, maintain awareness of new trends and developments in the field of municipal law.
- Perform related duties as required.
Qualifications:
- Deputy City Attorney III: Four years of increasingly responsible litigation experience and an additional two years of journey-level litigation experience.
- Deputy City Attorney IV: Six years of increasingly responsible litigation experience and an additional two years of journey-level litigation experience.
- Membership in the State Bar of California and license to practice in federal courts.
- Possession of an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
Knowledge of:
- General municipal law, the California Tort Claims Act, Civil Rights and Constitutional law as applied to government actors, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, the California Public Records Act, and the California Environmental Quality Act.
- Municipal, state, and federal laws, ordinances, and codes affecting City government.
- Legal research methods and local court rules and procedures.
- The California Code of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and law and motion and discovery rules and practices in federal and state court.
- Public contact and community relations.
Ability to:
- Effectively communicate one-on-one, in judicial and administrative proceedings, and in public meetings.
- Creatively and efficiently research and analyze complex legal issues.
- Prepare organized, persuasive, and nuanced legal opinions and briefs.
- Work independently in investigating facts, researching legal precedents, defining legal and factual issues, drafting necessary legal documents and developing conclusions and recommendations.
- Personally and individually handle a case from start to finish.
- Proactively assess legal risks and develop and employ a strategic approach to litigation.
- Work closely with department heads and City staff.
- Maintain very high ethical standards.
- Navigate California's local government political/financial/legal landscape.
- Work as a member of a team.
- Meet deadlines and work in a challenging and fast-paced legal environment.
Supplemental Information:
- Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.
- The selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
- The eligibility list established from this recruitment may also be used to fill current and/or additional vacancies throughout the City.
- Candidates must be specific and complete in describing their qualifications for this position.
- The successful candidate will be required to undergo a reference/background check and pass a post-offer pre-employment medical examination.
- Communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application.
- The **Members Only** is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
