Senior Planning & Development Attorney

City of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Houston's Office of the City Attorney seeks a planning and development attorney to handle matters related to Houston planning and development rules, especially in the absence of zoning provisions.

You will manage high-level real-estate transactions, advise commissions, and participate in ethics workshops; candidates should have extensive experience in planning and development law and be licensed in Texas.

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of the Texas State Bar; eligible for admission to Federal court.
• Texas license to practice law must be current as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-level, complex real-estate transactions and related matters (land sales, acquisitions, eminent domain, leases, encroachments).
• Handle planning and development issues, including land use regulations, historic preservation, TIRZ and economic development agreements.
• Attend commission meetings to provide legal advice.
• Conduct an annual Ethics Workshop for commissions (Planning, Archeological & Historical, Historic Preservation Appeals Board, Tower Commission, and related bodies).

Skills

Planning & development law

Drafting skills

Excellent communication

Legal research

Office 365

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Office 365

Technology in legal practice

Job description

The City of Houston's Office of the City Attorney seeks a planning and development attorney to handle matters related to Houston planning and development rules, especially in the absence of zoning provisions.

You will manage high-level real-estate transactions, advise commissions, and participate in ethics workshops; candidates should have extensive experience in planning and development law and be licensed in Texas.