Sr. Assistant City Attorney

Pay

$58.74 - $69.47 per hour ($122,187 - $144,500 annual)

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., serving over 1,000,000 residents and promoting values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

The Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office is a collegial team of legal professionals providing excellent legal service to the City. As an in‑house legal department, it practices in a wide range of civil and criminal law on behalf of the City, including general counsel, litigation, and prosecutorial areas. Working for a well‑managed city like Fort Worth gives meaning and purpose as you see the direct and positive impact your legal work has on improving the community.

The Office places a strong emphasis on professional development and offers opportunities for CLE in areas of law applicable to an attorney’s assignments. It highly values diversity and work/life balance, viewing the office as a work family and striving to be a respectful, supportive workplace with a great culture.

This position, Senior Assistant City Attorney, is assigned to the Litigation Division, where the individual will be responsible for initiating and defending civil lawsuits and administrative hearings on behalf of the City. As a Senior Assistant City Attorney, the role involves more complex legal issues and a greater, more difficult caseload and assignment load.

Working conditions: Depending on assignment, positions typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions. The work is sedentary — exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects; sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally.

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check: Applicants must pass a CJIS fingerprint‑based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Disqualifying factors include 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.

Responsibilities

• Handling lawsuits as assigned as first‑chair including hearings, discovery, mediations, and trial
• Handling administrative hearings as assigned such as contested case hearings and special commissioners’ hearings
• Performing other legal tasks, including advising City departments, responding to subpoenas and public information requests, and reviewing and commenting on pending legislation
• Advising City boards and commissions and providing other legal research and legal advice to City staff on a variety of matters as assigned

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

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