Sr. Assistant City Attorney

Gfoat; Fort Worth, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Senior Assistant City Attorney to join the Litigation Division, handling civil lawsuits and administrative hearings as first-chair. The role requires navigating complex legal issues, advising City departments, and managing a heavy caseload with a focus on professional development.

Applicants must have a J.D., Texas bar license, and at least eight years of legal experience, including trial or transactional work, with municipal experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial and/or transactional experience.
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice.

Responsibilities

• Handling lawsuits as first-chair including hearings, discovery, mediations, and trial.
• Handling administrative hearings such as contested case hearings and special commissioners' hearings.
• Advising City departments, responding to subpoenas and public information requests, and reviewing pending legislation.
• Advising City boards and commissions and providing legal research and advice to City staff.

Skills

Trial experience

Administrative hearings

Employment law

Education

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school

Licensed to practice by the Supreme Court of Texas

Job description

Pay Range: $58.74 - $69.47/hr. | $122,187 - $144,500 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, September 11, 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 a strong emphasis on professional development and offers opportunities for CLE in areas of the law applicable to an attorney's assignments. 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 workplace with a great culture.

This position, Senior Assistant City Attorney, would be assigned to the Litigation Division, where the individual would be responsible for initiating and defending civil lawsuits and administrative hearings on behalf of the City. As a Senior Assistant City Attorney, this individual would be assigned more complex legal issues and carry a greater and more difficult caseload and assignment load within the office.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial and/or transactional experience
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Municipal experience
• First-chair employment law litigation experience in state or federal court

The Sr. Assistant City Attorney - job responsibilities include:

• Handling lawsuits as assigned as first-chair including hearings, discovery, mediations, and trial
• Handling administrative hearings as assigned such as contested case hearings and special commissioners' hearings
• Performing other legal tasks, including advising City departments, responding to subpoenas and public information requests, 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 Demand

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial and/or transactional experience
• Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Municipal experience
• First-chair employment law litigation experience in state or federal court