Deputy City Attorney II/III

Los Angeles City Attorney's Office • Los Angeles City Hall, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney is one of the nation's largest municipal law offices, providing high-caliber legal services to the City of Los Angeles. The Division handles civil appeals and writs arising from litigation in various areas, including dangerous conditions of public property, civil rights, employment law, municipal law, constitutional law, City contracts, public health law, land use, real property, housing law, and the California Public Records Act. The Division represents the City and occasionally the People of the State of California in affirmative litigation and as amicus curiae in appeals with potential impact on the City and issues of state-wide and nation-wide importance. Attorneys in this Division practice primarily in the California Court of Appeal for the Second District and the Ninth Circuit, and occasionally the United States and California Supreme Courts. The hired attorneys will also advise and assist the City’s trial attorneys in significant pre- and post-trial motions.

Requirements

• License to practice law in all of the courts in the State of California.
• Five or more years of practice, with primary focus on appellate practice or law and motion practice.
• Demonstrated high level of skill in legal research, writing and analysis.
• Excellent oral advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated ability to regularly and carefully read, review and analyze large records, including reporter’s transcripts in excess of 1,000 pages and multiple volumes of court documents.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent legal research and writing skills.
• Serious interest in full-time appellate and law and motion work.
• Prior appellate work is preferred.
• Previous experience and background in government tort liability and immunities.
• Previous experience and background in dangerous condition of public property.
• Previous experience and background in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and federal and state civil rights law.
• Previous experience and background in employment law.
• Previous experience and background in the California Public Records Act.
• Admission to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Responsibilities

• Handling writs and appeals on behalf of the City and its individual employees in federal and state appellate courts, including drafting all briefs and appearing at oral argument.
• Drafting dispositive pre- and post-trial motions in civil litigation matters.
• Reviewing trial documents and providing procedural and substantive research and advice to trial attorneys, particularly in connection with the police, employment, and dangerous condition cases.
• Preparing regular written reports and updates on the status of pending matters to the Executive Office.
• Attending mediations and settlement conferences.
• Attending City Council hearings related to appeals handled by the Division.
• Participating in the Office’s risk management efforts.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) which includes mandatory employee pension contributions through payroll deduction.
• The City also contributes toward the employee’s retirement benefit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed