Assistant City Attorney - Criminal

About the role

The City of Aurora is seeking an entry-level Assistant City Attorney to handle prosecutions of petty offenses and misdemeanors in the City Attorney's Office, Criminal Division. The position requires membership in the Colorado Bar or recent passing of the Colorado Bar Exam.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a criminal trial and appellate attorney in the Criminal Division
• Conducts research for trials and appellate briefs
• Enters into plea negotiations with defendants or their attorneys during pretrial conferences
• Interviews victims and witnesses of crimes
• Prepares and tries cases of city code violations
• Prepares pleadings, undertakes discovery and drafts appeals
• Provides direct legal service on a variety of matters concerning and/or related to the Charter, Ordinances, or rules and regulations of the City
• Performs other related duties as required

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited law school
• Experience: Experience with negotiations, trials, and appeals of municipal ordinance violations, helpful but not required
• Knowledge: Knowledge of the basic principles of law, the ability to conduct legal research, and write briefs
• Utilizes knowledge and abilities obtained through law school education and municipal, governmental or private experience to conduct research, draft legal documents and prosecute cases
• Utilizes knowledge of municipal procedures, organizational frameworks, administrative policies, trial procedure, etc., to carry out assigned duties
• Abilities: Ability to effectively prosecute violators of municipal ordinances
• Knowledgeable about human behavior and ability to effectively counsel, train, interview, and imbue others with an opinion or understanding of a concept
• Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with City employees, officials and the general public

Skills

• Substantial skill in pleadings practice
• Skilled in legal research
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Motivation, ability and perseverance for daily courtroom/litigation duties
• Teamwork
• Professionalism
• Positive attitude

Competency Requirements

• High energy, positive “can do” attitude with a high level of accountability for driving results
• Strong focus on customer needs and approachability
• Undisputed integrity and trust
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating and communication skills
• Ability to effectively deal with change and ambiguity
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively build relationships and manage conflict
• High learning agility, driven to continuously develop existing and new skills
• Works effectively within and to contribute to a team approach to providing legal services

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a member, in good standing, of the Colorado Bar Association, or must have recently taken the Colorado Bar Exam pending results

Benefits

This position offers a sign-on bonus of $5,000, with $2,500 paid on the first payroll and $2,500 upon successful completion of the 6-month introductory period. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Pay

The hiring rate for this position is $85,790 - $107,237/year. Salary To Be Commensurate With Experience.

Schedule

This is a Full Time position.