Associate Attorney/Attorney - Utilities

City of Colorado Springs; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 86,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Colorado Springs seeks an Associate Attorney or Attorney for the Utilities Division to provide transactional and advisory legal services for Utilities. You will draft and negotiate contracts, review tariffs and regulations, and advise on regulatory matters.

The role supports the City Attorney's Office and collaborates with the Utilities Board of Directors. The ideal candidate will have a JD or LLB, be admitted to the Colorado Bar, and excel in research, writing, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Entry-level for Associate; no prior experience required.
• Attorney level requires four years of full-time professional experience.
• Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law from an ABA-accredited school.
• Admission to the Colorado Bar in good standing on start date.

Responsibilities

• Provide general transactional and advisory legal services for Utilities.
• Draft, negotiate, analyze and advise on contracts and intergovernmental agreements.
• Review tariffs, rules, regulations, and standards; research regulatory requirements.
• Present information to City Council in its legislative capacity and to the Utilities Board of Directors.
• Support attorneys in the Utilities Division and other divisions on projects.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Legal writing

Oral communication

Teamwork

Electronic case management

Education

Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law

ABA-accredited law school

Colorado Bar admission

Tools

Case management software

Job description

Associate Attorney/Attorney - Utilities Division

Depending on the qualifications of the candidate selected, this position will be filled at either the Associate Attorney or Attorney level. This job advertisement will be posted continuously until filled. We encourage interested applicants to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position may close without prior notice once filled.

This position is subject to budget required furloughs implemented in the 2026 calendar year.

The annual hiring salary for the Associate Attorney position is $85,525.56-$102,671.74 The annual hiring salary for the Attorney position is $110,759.85to $132,965.00

City of Colorado Springs

The City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (the “City”) is a municipal corporation and a home rule city duly organized and existing pursuant to Article XX, § 6 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs. This entry-level position will provide general legal services for the City and its enterprises, primarily its utility enterprise, Colorado Springs Utilities (“Utilities”), as defined by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, Colorado Constitution Article X, § 20 and City Charter VII, § 7-90, as part of a team of Utilities Division attorneys in the City Attorney's Office. More information about the City is available at www.coloradosprings.gov.

Utilities owns and operates electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, water and wastewater treatment plants, water supply and distribution systems, a wastewater collection system, a natural gas distribution system, a fiber optic system, along with other utility infrastructure. Utilities also has power purchase agreements and electric storage agreements for renewable energy as part of its power portfolio.

Reporting Relationship

All attorneys for the City are hired by the City Attorney and are part of the City Attorney's Office. All attorneys are exempt and at-will to the City Attorney. This position will report to the Utilities Division Chief, who is generally responsible for all enterprise/transactional matters for Utilities and who in turn reports directly to the Deputy City Attorney.

Essential Duties:

In this entry-level position, you will be part of the Colorado Springs City Attorney's Office Utilities Division. You will provide general transactional and advisory legal services for Utilities, including providing appropriate legal advice and drafting services to the Utilities Board of Directors.

This position will be responsible for representing Utilities in transactional matters, to include drafting, negotiating, analyzing, and advising clients on contracts; assisting departmentswithissues involving Utilities’ system extensions and standards; drafting, analyzing, and interpreting Utilities’ tariffs, rules and regulations, and standards; performing research and advising clients regarding regulatory requirements applicable to Utilities; and negotiating intergovernmental agreements with other governmental entities. Other job duties will include issuing or reviewing legal opinions, drafting City Ordinances and Resolutions, analyzing City Charter and City Code provisions, advising Utilities and City staff on applicable laws and regulations, presenting information to City Council in its legislative capacity and in its role as the Utilities’ Board of Directors. In addition, you will perform duties and responsibilities assigned by the City Attorney/Chief Legal Officer, Deputy City Attorney, or Utilities Division Chief. As an entry-level position, a significant part of this position will be to support attorneys in the Utilities Division and other Divisionswithprojects and assignments related to the City of Colorado Springs.

This position requires knowledge of substantive law; legal research skills, use of an electronic case management system; the ability to analyze, interpret, and apply legal principles, facts, evidence, and legal precedent; computer proficiency; superior oral and written communication skills; superior research, interpersonal, and collaboration skills; and the ability to work as a successful member of a team of attorneys representing the City in all its functions.

Learn more about the Associate Attorney job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

Learn more about the Attorney job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

Associate Attorney:

• This is an entry level position and no prior experience is required

Attorney:

• Four (4) years of full-time professional experience

In addition to the above, the successful candidate will have:

• A Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law degree from an ABA (American Bar Association) accredited law school
• Admission to the Colorado Bar as an attorney in good standing upon start date

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. Ifyou possess any ofthe preferred qualifications, please include specific details inyour application. This information may beused to identify a top group of applicants.

• Valid Colorado Driver's license
• Experience in providing legal advice on matters related to utilities, municipalities, or local government
• Experience representing or working with a Colorado or other governmental entity
• Experience advising a city council or other legislative/advisory board
• Experience with the Colorado Open Records Act
• Legal experience working on transactional matters

Please contact Shereen Ross at [e-mail] with any questions about this position.

The background check process for this position includes being fingerprinted. Fingerprints will be used to check the FBI's criminal history records.

Please Note: To strengthen your application and help us get to know your work, we encourage you to include three materials with your online submission: (1) your resume, (2) a cover letter, and (3) a writing sample. The writing sample should have been created within the past five years, be fewer than five pages, not be a pleading, and not contain privileged or confidential attorney-client communication unless a waiver has been obtained.