Supervising Attorney (Deputy City Attorney IV)

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

4d • 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 General Counsel Division specifically serves as counsel to the City’s officers and various departments, offering advice on a wide range of legal issues, including statutory and Constitutional interpretation, liability assessment, and risk management. Attorneys in this division also review, draft, and negotiate contracts, develop and draft ordinances, prepare advisory opinions and legal memoranda, and handle specialized litigation. The Division is committed to integrity, accountability, and transparency, seeking collaborative team players who want to make a positive impact.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in all courts in the State of California.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in municipal, civil, or criminal law.
• Demonstrated high-level written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated strong research and writing skills in complex areas of law.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
• Strong desire to serve the public interest.
• Demonstrated ability to handle a busy and varied workload.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work effectively with governmental agencies, public officials, departmental personnel, and members of the public.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in public contracting, including construction contracting and professional service contracts for public entities.
• Civil litigation experience (minimum of two years preferred) and experience in quasi-judicial hearings by public bodies.
• Familiarity with administrative proceedings before public agencies.
• Experience advising legislative bodies, including knowledge of the California Public Records Act, Brown Act, and conflict of interest laws.
• Knowledge of the Los Angeles City Charter and Administrative Code.
• Experience drafting local ordinances.

Responsibilities

• Report to the head of the General Counsel Division and supervise the Division’s Neighborhood Counsel Advise team.
• Oversee the team’s oral and written advice on myriad issues, such as statutory and Constitutional interpretation and application (e.g., Ralph M. Brown Act, conflict of interest laws, Neighborhood Council election laws, the Public Records Act, First Amendment issues).
• Advise the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, and the City’s Neighborhood Commissioners and may staff the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners at their bi-monthly meetings.
• Oversee the drafting of ordinances, opinions and memoranda and approving contracts for the on behalf of the Neighborhood Councils.
• Provide advice to the 99 Neighborhood Council boards and to the City Clerk’s Neighborhood Council Funding and Elections Divisions.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Mandatory employee pension contributions through payroll deduction via the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS).
• City contribution toward employee's retirement benefit.
• Two year probationary period for exempt positions, with tenure upon successful completion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager