Job Details
*Salary: Commensurate with Experience*
* Demonstrate strong technical, persuasive and polished writing and speaking ability.
* Independently work with department heads to resolve issues, goals, and matters.
* Have direct client contact on complex and policy level issues and advice.
* Exercise good judgment on legal and strategic issues.
* See and think through the big picture of a case, matter, issue or transaction.
* Ensure that all critical deadlines are met.
* Serves as the direct report for junior attorneys and other support staff assigned to the team.
* Actively participate in the development of others, including more junior lawyers, by presenting topics at Department, sub-group or practice group meetings, particularly in the area of subject matter expertise.
* Be available for and provide consultation to other attorneys and staff within the department on matters related to his/her specific area of expertise.
* Speak on litigation matters at CLE seminars and participate in other community or legal events to enhance the Department s reputation in the legal community Provide prompt and direct feedback on work done by junior lawyers.
* Work closely with the City Attorney s Office by providing dates on the status of cases, matters or transactions and discussing issues related to litigation in the City, Department or practice group.
* Be actively involved in activities such as development and delivery of client and community training and relationship development.
* Be actively involved in activities in the Department and the City and display leadership roles in those activities.
* Be fully committed to and supportive of the Department, its policies and processes, especially the more junior attorneys and the staff. Set a good example for others.
* Be known in the legal community as an example of the quality and leadership of the City of Atlanta Law Department.
* Delegate and supervise work effectively as appropriate.
* Proactively identify and anticipate critical legal issues, assign legal research as appropriate, review junior lawyer work product and advise the City Attorney of pertinent legal issues.
* As directed or delegated by the City Attorney and or Deputy, advise City departments and the City Council on pertinent legal issues.
* Keep City Attorney fully informed of critical developments, deadlines and upcoming events.
* Keep abreast of new developments in their subject matter field.
* Supervise caseload, including all litigation assigned to the team involving the City related to the Litigation Division.
* Serves as lead counsel on assigned litigation.
* Serves as first chair at trials and hearings.
* Participates in and supervises the junior attorney discovery process.
* Work across divisions and departments to achieve client goals
* Advise City Departments, City Council, and City Boards and Commissions on a variety of legal matters including the legal implications of any action, inaction, or decision.
* Prepare, review, and examine contracts, agreements, briefs, bid protests, dispute resolutions, ordinances, and other legal documents for City departments from the perspective of the Litigation Division.
* Prepares all litigation-related documents (letters, pleadings, motions, resolutions, discovery, etc.) on behalf of the client.
* Perform legal research and provide legal opinions related to litigation for the City Attorney as assigned.
* Respond to internal inquiries regarding various legal issues concerning City business.
* Prepare and present training for City Departments in litigation practices.
* Attend and participate in professional groups to stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the specific subject matter fields.
* Advise and assist the City Attorney in all aspects of media and community relations as it relates to their subject matter expertise.
* Consistently provide reliable and sound advice, recommendations and judgment to the City Attorney as a sounding board.
* Operates the Department of Law s Document Management System with proficiency.
* Be available to provide assistance to the City Attorney at any time the need may arise, recognizing that the City operates on a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week schedule.
* Performs related duties as required
* Legal principles, practices, and procedures of civil, constitutional, and administrative law.
* Public Utilities, Public Elections and Redistricting and Public Safety Law and Practice.
* General and public contract law.
* Methods and techniques of legal research.
* Litigation strategies.
* Duties, powers, and limitations of a city government.
* Appellate practices.
* Judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
* Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
Skills
* Excellent communication skills.
Abilities
* Ability to maintain confidentiality of information and documents.