Assistant City Attorney I - Prosecutor

About the role

The Assistant City Attorney I, Prosecutor primarily prosecutes cases in and appeals from Municipal Court, particularly juvenile arraignments, adult arraignments, show cause hearings, pretrial conferences, and trial work. Additionally, works as Team Lead for representation of the Code enforcement Offices.

Responsibilities

• Provides Municipal Court prosecution services. Such duties include, but are not limited to, meeting with defendants and their attorneys; meeting with police officers, code enforcement officials, witnesses and victims; responding to written motions of defendants; legal research and representing the City in appeals from Municipal Court.
• Represents the City as Team Lead with Code Enforcement matters.
• Regularly drafts motions, notices, and proposed orders for Municipal Court and district court as needed.
• Jointly participates with the Municipal Court and Thompson School District in the Teen Court Program.
• Interprets federal, state and local laws, rulings, and regulations.
• Represents the City in negotiations in administrative and court proceedings.
• May attend City Council meetings, City management team meetings, and boards and commissions meetings, as needed or assigned.
• Provides legal advice to City departments and officials and various City boards and commissions.
• Prepares contracts, ordinances, resolutions and other legal documents.
• Reviews City contracts and other legal documents for legal sufficiency and potential legal implications.
• Identifies legal issues raised by City policies and practices, and recommends actions to address such issues.
• Performs professional legal work carrying the highest levels of volume, complexity, consequence, autonomy and responsibility.
• May perform legal research, write briefs, memorandum and opinions of law for the City Attorney, City Council, City boards and commissions, City staff, and in conjunction with litigation activities.
• Regularly informs the City Attorney of matters being handled as required.
• Performs such other duties as are assigned or required by the City Attorney.

Qualifications

• Education Required: Law Degree
• Experience Required: 2 years' experience in criminal prosecution, criminal justice advising, municipal prosecution, administrative prosecution, criminal defense or equivalent courtroom experience.
• Preferred: Experience in representation of code enforcement or similar enforcement offices and any area of municipal law.
• Certifications: Must be licensed to actively practice law in the State of Colorado, or eligible to be licensed in Colorado via reciprocity within two (2) weeks of hire date. Must be in good standing with the Colorado Supreme Court (and non-Colorado highest court/attorney regulation agency as applicable).
• Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Frequent: Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.