Sr. Assistant City Attorney

City of Maypearl; Fort Worth, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development

Job summary

City of Fort Worth seeks a Sr. Assistant City Attorney to advise City Departments on employment matters within the Employment Advising Division. The role emphasizes guidance on state civil service statues, personnel rules, and labor agreements.

The ideal candidate holds a Texas law license with eight years of government-law experience and municipal-law exposure, supporting a dynamic in-house practice.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience in City or related government law.
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance regarding employment and disciplinary matters, and the interpretation and application of state civil service statues, City personnel rules and procedures, and labor agreements
• Responding to state and federal administrative charges of employment discrimination, labor contract grievances, and disciplinary appeals
• Processing public information requests in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act
• Reviewing and recommending changes to personnel policies and procedures
• Performing other legal tasks, including advising City labor negotiators, responding to subpoenas and reviewing and commenting on pending legislation
• Advising City boards and commissions, and providing other legal research and legal advice to the City staff on a variety of matters as assigned

Skills

Legal experience

Employment law

Public sector knowledge

Education

Juris Doctorate

Texas law license

Job description

Pay Range: $58.74 - $72.12/hr. | $122,187 - $150,009 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, October 23, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

The Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office is a collegial team of legal professionals providing excellent legal service to the City of Fort Worth. As an in-house legal department, we practice in a wide range of civil and criminal law on behalf of and for the City, including general counsel, litigation, and prosecutorial areas. Local government is the form of government that is closest to the people and working for a well-managed city like Fort Worth gives meaning and purpose as you see the direct and positive impact your legal work has on improving the community.

The City Attorney’s Office places strong emphasis on mentorship and career development and the majority of our attorneys receive in-house training for their positions. We highly value diversity and work life balance and we view our office as a work family, consistently striving to be a respectful and supportive work place with a great culture.

This position, Sr. Assistant City Attorney, would be assigned to the Employment Advising Division where they would be responsible for advising City Departments on employment related matters.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience in City or related government law
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Municipal law experience
• Human Resources or labor law experience
• Texas Public Information Act experience
• Public entity employment-related litigation and administrative matters experience
• Texas Local Government Code Chapter 143 Civil Service experience

The Sr. Assistant City Attorney - Advising job responsibilities include:

• Providing advice and guidance regarding employment and disciplinary matters, and the interpretation and application of state civil service statues, City personnel rules and procedures, and labor agreements
• Responding to state and federal administrative charges of employment discrimination, labor contract grievances, and disciplinary appeals
• Processing public information requests in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act
• Reviewing and recommending changes to personnel policies and procedures
• Performing other legal tasks, including advising City labor negotiators, responding to subpoenas and reviewing and commenting on pending legislation
• Advising City boards and commissions, and providing other legal research and legal advice to the City staff on a variety of matters as assigned

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions

Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met

Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Background Check

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class