Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel (Municipal)

City of Detroit; Michigan; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking law department in downtown Detroit, where you will thrive in a diverse environment focused on impactful change. As a Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel, you will prepare legal opinions, conduct complex legal research, and provide counsel to various City boards. This role offers the chance to work alongside some of the best legal minds in the state, ensuring that you are supported in your professional growth. If you are passionate about municipal law and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-approved institution required.
• Seven years of legal practice with five in municipal law.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ordinances and legal opinions for City government.
• Conduct legal research and provide advice to clients.
• Attend meetings and serve as counsel for City boards.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing and drafting

Analyzing complex legal issues

Effective problem-solving techniques

Organization and planning

Interpersonal communication

Education

Juris Doctorate Degree

Job description

LAW DEPARTMENT

SENIOR ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL

MUNICIPAL

How would you like to work for a law firm that is the most diverse in the nation?

• Provides opinions and drafts legislation addressing a wide variety of complex and novel subjects including cutting edge constitutional matters
• Has some of the best lawyers in the state always available for consults
• Relaxed and collegial work environment
• Located in exciting downtown Detroit

We are looking for people who are excited to thrive in an environment of impactful change.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Preparation of ordinances and legal opinions.
• Attendance at various meetings at all levels of City government.
• Serves as a legal specialist for assigned clients which functions present specialized legal problems.
• Conducts legal research, analysis and/or evaluation of issues of substantial complexity and/or which may have significant implications for the City.
• Attendance and provision of legal advice at various meetings, at all levels of City government.
• Serves as counsel for various City boards and commissions.
• Counsel and advise clients via email memorandum, telephonic conference, and person-to-person meeting concerning questions of law and procedure.
• Research, review, and analyze relevant statutes, case law, and Attorney General Opinions to provide legal advice and opinions to clients.
• Serve as a leadsperson for the other attorneys, when required.
• Maintain monthly statistics, and other administrative tasks required in maintaining weekly calendar and billing requirements, and organized files.

Knowledge of:

1. The techniques of legal research, particularly as applied to municipal corporation law.
2. Legal subjects and of State and Federal statutes as are applicable to municipal corporation law.
3. Municipal Codes and Ordinances.
4. Michigan “Sunshine Laws”.
5. Michigan Home Rule City Act.

Skill In:

1. Legal research.
2. Legal writing and drafting.
3. Analyzing and assessing complex legal issues, facts, and multiple levels of pertinent legislation.
4. Effective problem-solving techniques.
5. Organization and planning and managing multiple priorities.
6. Interpersonal communication.

Ability to:

1. Coordinate efforts related to multiple clients and their representatives.
2. Display independent judgment, maturity and be proactive in handling legal matters.
3. Display judicial temperament and poise.

Minimum Qualifications:

What You Should Have

• Juris Doctorate Degree from an approved American Bar Association Institution.
• Must be a member in good standing with the Michigan State Bar.
• Must be License to practice in the State of Michigan.
• Seven years of experience in the practice of law, with five years of municipal law-related experience.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.Evaluation Plan

• Interview:70%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience &Personal Qualifications:30%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P:100%