Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney · 3 months ago
Deputy City Attorney II/III
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney is one of the nation's largest municipal law offices, providing high-quality legal services for the City. The Deputy City Attorney II/III will serve as general counsel to various public safety departments, addressing complex legal issues and advising on a range of public safety matters.
GovernmentLegalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Providing assistance and advice on police, fire, and emergency management operations and policy issues
Drafting City ordinances relating to public safety issues
Appearing before the City Council and City Council committees
Staffing public meetings of and advising the Board of Police Commissioners, Board of Fire Commissioners, City Council committees, and the Emergency Operations Board
Providing advice on legal issues on matters under consideration by those commissions/committees
Providing training to police and fire personnel
Advising on the open meeting requirements of the Brown Act and the record disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act
Handling writ proceedings in the Superior Court
Analyzing court opinions
Preparing legal updates, reports, legal opinions, legal memoranda and written advice
Drafting motions to quash
Handling litigation in specialized matters
Drafting oppositions to Pitchess motions
Handling court appearances
Qualification
Required
Licensed to practice law in all courts in the State of California
Minimum five (5) years of experience in one or more of the following areas: civil litigation; labor/employment law; constitutional law; municipal law; and criminal law
Strong oral communication and advocacy skills
Demonstrated strong research and writing skills in complex areas of law
Strong analytical and reasoning skills
Demonstrated ability to handle a busy and varied workload
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment
Ability to work effectively with governmental agencies, public officials, police and fire personnel, and members of the public
Preferred
Civil litigation experience in California and federal courts
Civil writ experience
Knowledge of the California Public Records Act, Brown Act, Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act, and conflict of interest laws
Knowledge of the City Charter and City Administrative Code
Experience drafting legal advice and ordinances
Knowledge of labor contracts, grievance procedures, and labor laws
Company
Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
The Office of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is responsible for providing advice and legal opinions to every officer, department head, board, commission or other unit of the City and preparing and signing off on all contracts and other legal relationships of the City of Los Angeles.
501-1000 employees
Funding
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