Assistant City Attorney III (City Attorneys' Office – Government Services - Non-Civil Service)

City of Dallas•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Dallas is Growing. Grow With Us. Looking for more than just a job? The City of Dallas offers careers with purpose. With competitive benefits, growth opportunities, and a vibrant work culture, we’re committed to helping you thrive while you help our city flourish. Be part of a team that’s committed to service, innovation, and community. Job Summary Experienced senior level attorneys engage in legal work involving trials, claims, taxation, condemnation, or other typesof legal work using well established legal procedures and precedents to perform a variety of professional legalfunctions. This position works independently to perform legal work requiring specialization in trial, claims, taxation,condemnation, or other types of legal work. Work is reviewed by higher level attorneys. Job Description Assistant City Attorney Dallas City Attorney’s Office – Government Services The Dallas City Attorney’s Office is seeking an energetic, self-motivated attorney with a minimum of five years of experience negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts to fill a full-time position in the Government Services Section. The section provides advice and counsel to the Dallas City Council, the city manager, the city secretary, and city departments on various legal issues, including, procurement, emergency management, health care privacy, utility regulations and franchising issues, environmental issues, sanitation, aviation, technology and cybersecurity, credit processing services, benefits, deferred compensation, water utilities, and municipal finance. A substantial amount of the successful candidate’s daily work will include negotiating complex contracts for engineering services, consultant services, software, staffing, the public library system, municipal courts, technology and cybersecurity, Dallas Water Utilities, professional services, risk management, interlocal agreements, and many other contracts relating to government services as well as research and drafting legal opinions. The position does not involve litigation, although the successful applicant will occasionally work with and advise litigators on matters. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Applicants must be licensed to practice law in Texas and be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas
Must also possess excellent oral and written communication skills
A minimum of five years of experience negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts

Nice To Haves

Experience in municipal law, and the various local, state, and federal laws and program requirements pertinent to the procurement of city goods and services is a plus.

Responsibilities

Negotiating complex contracts for engineering services, consultant services, software, staffing, the public library system, municipal courts, technology and cybersecurity, Dallas Water Utilities, professional services, risk management, interlocal agreements, and many other contracts relating to government services
Research and drafting legal opinions
Work with and advise litigators on matters