Senior City Attorney IV - Lead Counsel & Strategy

City of Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Austin seeks an Assistant City Attorney IV to provide legal services to the City under the direction of the City Attorney. This role may advise senior and executive management, elected officials, and City Departments on highly complex issues and conduct sophisticated legal research and drafting.

The attorney will represent the City in internal and external matters, assist with or lead assignments with significant political, operational, or financial impact, and may supervise staff on

Qualifications

• Graduation from an American Bar Association accredited school of law.
• Current active membership in good standing of the State Bar of Texas.
• Twelve (12) full years of active practice as a licensed attorney.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced legal advice to elected officials and senior and executive management on highly complex issues with political/financial impact.
• Perform research on complex legal issues with political or financial impact.
• Prepare legal documents on complex legal matters.
• Lead and represent the City in complex internal and external legal matters.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Policy analysis

Education

ABA-accredited law school

Job description

The City of Austin seeks an Assistant City Attorney IV to provide legal services to the City under the direction of the City Attorney. This role may advise senior and executive management, elected officials, and City Departments on highly complex issues and conduct sophisticated legal research and drafting.

The attorney will represent the City in internal and external matters, assist with or lead assignments with significant political, operational, or financial impact, and may supervise staff on