Senior City Attorney - Municipal Counsel & Litigation

City of Corpus Christi; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 99,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, seeks an experienced municipal attorney to provide legal counsel to the City, advise staff, and represent departments in litigation, arbitration, and city matters, including contracts, zoning, and regulatory issues. The role requires a Juris Doctor, five years of municipal law or related practice, and Texas Bar admission with a Texas driver's license.

This is a full-time exempt position with occasional after-hours work and travel within the city

Qualifications

• Doctor of Juris Prudence
• Five (5) years of experience – practicing municipal law or full‑time practice in a related field (e.g. municipal law, litigation, contracts, construction, water, wastewater, environmental, personal injury, employment law, civil rights law, municipal court prosecution, other municipal transactions, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Analyze legal issues and determine the law by reviewing statutes, regulations, cases, law reviews, and other legal research using books, publications, the internet, electronic legal services and consulting with others
• Prepare, review and edit documents, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, leases, easements, pleadings, motions and briefs
• Represent the City and advise and consult with clients and attorneys in a wide range of legal matters including litigation, arbitration and mediation; negotiate the terms of contracts, agreements and documents with opposing counsel and third parties; and identify available practical approaches to conflict and problem resolution
• Provide legal advice and counsel to departments, City officers, committees and boards on a variety of issues based on the applicable facts, documents and state
• Investigate events and issues by ascertaining the required information, obtaining relevant documents and physical evidence, identifying and interviewing potential witnesses, and arranging for the appropriate examination or testing of physical evidence
• Participate in all assigned duties, prepare evaluations, attend city functions and keep records; maintain professional knowledge and required skills by self study, maintaining required license and compliance with the Code of Disciplinary Rules and Professional Conduct, travel within the City, State and otherwise as required to perform the duties of the position
• For those attorneys III assigned as litigators: Litigate effectively without supervision and substantially satisfy the above requirements
• May be asked to perform other duties as assigned

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

City of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, seeks an experienced municipal attorney to provide legal counsel to the City, advise staff, and represent departments in litigation, arbitration, and city matters, including contracts, zoning, and regulatory issues. The role requires a Juris Doctor, five years of municipal law or related practice, and Texas Bar admission with a Texas driver's license.

This is a full-time exempt position with occasional after-hours work and travel within the city