Assistant City Attorney II

Pay Range

Pay Range: $53.75 - $69.87/hr. | $111,791 - $145,328 annual compensation

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Professional Development Opportunities

About the Role

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing files for condemnation, preparing petitions, arranging and representing the City in special commissioners’ hearings
• Preparing the condemnation case for trial; and conducting bench/jury trials
• Conducting research, analysis, and writing to draft legal opinions for assigned legal issues related to condemnation; utilizing a variety of resources for research, including computerized legal data bases and reference materials
• Handling notices; conducting written discovery; attending and taking depositions; presenting oral arguments; negotiating settlements; and monitoring general compliance with local, state and federal law

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial experience
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Municipal law experience
• Some experience filing condemnation petitions, representing clients at special commissioners’ hearings and litigating condemnation cases is preferred
• General civil litigation experience will be considered

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, Five (5) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial experience, Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice
• Preferred Qualifications: Municipal law experience, Some experience filing condemnation petitions, representing clients at special commissioners’ hearings and litigating condemnation cases is preferred, General civil litigation experience will be considered

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class

Conditions of Employment

• The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
• The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Employees are paid by direct deposit only.