Sr. Assistant City Attorney

Job Summary

The City of Fort Worth seeks a Sr. Assistant City Attorney to join the Litigation Division. The ideal candidate will provide legal advice and guidance on employment and disciplinary matters, negotiate labor agreements, and represent the City in legal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance regarding employment and disciplinary matters, and the interpretation and application of state civil service statutes and City personnel rules
• Provide legal advice and draft proposals for labor agreement negotiations under Chapters 143 and 174 of the Texas Local Government Code
• Respond to state and federal charges of employment discrimination or retaliation, represent the City in state and federal lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and retaliation, labor contract grievances, and disciplinary appeals
• Review and recommend changes to personnel policies
• Perform other legal tasks, including advising City departments on employment issues, advising City labor negotiators, responding to subpoenas and public information requests, reviewing and commenting on pending legislation
• Advise City boards and commissions and provide other legal research and legal advice to the City staff on a variety of matters as assigned

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial and/or transactional experience
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Municipal experience
• First-chair employment law litigation experience in state or federal court

Benefits

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

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.

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. Disqualifying factors include felony convictions, felony deferred adjudication, class A misdemeanor convictions, 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 an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
• The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act