Assistant City Attorney — Litigation & Legal Counsel

Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Inc.; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Inc. is seeking a legal professional to support the City Attorney’s Office in a broad range of duties, including drafting briefs, ordinances, contracts, and memos, and reviewing claims against City agencies.

The role involves preparing for hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings, providing written opinions, and assisting in negotiations and settlements with external parties, while upholding City policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Draft legal documents and provide opinions.
• Review claims, administrative proceedings, and lawsuits against City departments.
• Represent City in hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and draft briefs, pleadings, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, leases, permits, letters, memos, and other documents for City matters.
• Receive and review claims, administrative proceedings, and lawsuits against City and its departments for litigation or settlement.
• Initiate litigation or administrative proceedings on behalf of City and its departments.
• Provide written and oral legal opinions to City departments, employees and officers.
• Provide legal support in negotiations of contracts or agreements.
• Prosecute misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and violations of City ordinances.
• Prepare for and represent City in all court hearings, trials, administrative proceedings, mediation and arbitration.

Job description

The Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services, Inc. is seeking a legal professional to support the City Attorney’s Office in a broad range of duties, including drafting briefs, ordinances, contracts, and memos, and reviewing claims against City agencies.

The role involves preparing for hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings, providing written opinions, and assisting in negotiations and settlements with external parties, while upholding City policies and procedures.