Senior Assistant City Attorney

The City of Arvada (CO) • Arvada, CO

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About The Position

The Arvada City Attorney's Office is looking for a motivated attorney to join a close-knit, talented legal team responsible for providing in-house legal services to a municipal corporation. This position performs legal work in a number of substantive areas, with specialization in one or more areas, including civil litigation, land use and real property, public works / utilities (infrastructure), or police procedures, involving a wide variety of complex legal issues in order to guide or help municipal clients resolve issues and avoid or respond to litigation. Generally speaking, each of our senior attorneys is responsible for one specialized assigned area in addition to other assigned duties. We are seeking someone who is engaged, driven to pursue public service, and who can work respectfully and cooperatively with other City team members, defendants, defense attorneys, and members of the public. We offer meaningful work that will enable you to make an immediate impact on the lives of those in our community, an unusually diverse array of professional development opportunities that will allow you to expand your skills in a variety of legal disciplines, and a work environment that supports a healthy work-life balance.

Requirements

• Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM) and five (5) years legal experience as a practicing attorney in civil law.
• Three (3) years specific legal experience in insurance law, third party and tort claims, land use, real property, police procedures, or general municipal law.
• Significant trial experience including bench and jury cases at the district court level desirable.
• Admission to the Colorado Bar Association and license to practice law in the State of Colorado required.
• Federal court admission preferred.
• Prior experience in a governmental law office preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in civil litigation, land use and real property, public works/utilities, or police procedures.
• Strong legal research skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs legal research and prepares written opinions on a variety of topics.
• Acts as legal resource and advisor to city departments and attends meetings and answers questions as needed.
• Drafts, amends and reviews legal documents including ordinances, resolutions, agreements, and city council agenda packets.
• Represents boards and commissions and attends meetings and hearings.
• Researches and prepares materials and may conduct training on, a variety of legal topics.
• Responds to citizen and staff inquiries and advises city departments, boards and commissions regarding city codes, ordinances, and other local, state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Acts as substitute counsel for city council, boards, or commissions.
• Drafts, amends, and reviews contracts, agreements, leases, deeds and corporate documents for various non-profit corporations connected to the city.
• Represents the city in administrative hearings.

Benefits

• Meaningful work that enables immediate impact on the community.
• Diverse array of professional development opportunities.
• Support for a healthy work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees