City of Salinas
Location
Salinas, CA | United States
Job description
The City of Salinas is accepting applications for Assistant City Attorney. The ideal candidate will possess substantial experience in independently handling a variety of municipal matters involving land use and environmental law, public finance, code enforcement, and government contracts. This recruitment is open until filled and may close at any time. Click here for a brochure.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: All applicants must provide proof of active membership in the State Bar of California at the time of application and respond to the supplemental questionnaire. Applications are incomplete without the required document and questionnaire response.
Summary of Duties : To provide a wide range of professional legal services to all City departments, the City Council and various boards and commissions, as well as legal tasks involving a wide variety of municipal legal subjects with general instruction or assistance from City Attorney.
Distinguishing Characteristics : This is the advanced journey level of the legal series. This class may be distinguished from the next lower class of Senior Deputy City Attorney by the level of independent judgment exercised and the difficulty and complexity of work performed. In addition, this position is expected to provide expert advice and assistance to less experienced attorneys on complex legal problems.
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Experience: Six (6) years of professional legal experience. Municipal experience providing full-time legal services for governmental agencies including municipal or county counsel, special district counsel or private law firm providing legal support to local government clients is highly desirable.
Licenses and Certifications: A valid State of California Driver’s License. Active membership in the State Bar of California. Employee must complete AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions : Physical, mental and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position; manual dexterity sufficient to write, use telephone, computer, business machines and related equipment up to six (6) hours per day; vision sufficient to read printed materials, visual display terminals; hearing sufficient to conduct in person and telephone conversations; speaking ability in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in a normal conversational distance, on the telephone and in addressing groups; physical agility to push/pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop and reach overhead; physical mobility sufficient to move about the work environment, physical strength to lift up to 20 lbs.; physical stamina sufficient to sit for prolonged periods of time; mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions.
Business office working environment subject to sitting at a desk for long periods of time, bending, crouching, or kneeling at files, pushing/pulling of file drawers and supplies, reaching in all directions and prolonged periods of time working at a computer terminal.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills which may be required.
For questions, please contact Patricia Peñaloza, Senior Human Resources Analyst, at (831) 758-7416 or [email protected]
Veteran’s Preference: A veteran is defined in accordance with California Government Code 18540.4. In order to exercise this preference, the veteran must submit the City’s Veteran’s Preference Application (Download PDF reader) and provide a copy of the DD-214 form at time of application as proof of military status. Failure to submit the required forms will be deemed a waiver of veteran's preference. Military veterans shall be given preference in initial appointment to City service. Further details can be obtained from the Human Resources Department, at 831-758-7254.
Public Employee Disaster Service Worker: In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all City of Salinas employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.
Selection Process: Applicants’ qualifications will be evaluated based on the information provided on the employment application. The exam process may consist of an application appraisal, oral interview, assessment center and/or written exam. The City reserves the right to use alternate testing procedures if deemed necessary. CITY COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE SELECTION PROCESS WILL BE VIA E-MAIL. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE E-MAIL ON YOUR APPLICATION. Finalist interview/assessment will be held with the City of Salinas.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The City of Salinas does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor. The City of Salinas makes reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with a disability. Individuals requiring any accommodation in order to participate in the testing process must inform the Human Resources Director in writing no later than the final filing date stated in this job announcement. Requests for accommodation should include an explanation of the type and extent of accommodations needed to participate in the selection process and/or to perform the duties of the job for which they have applied. EEO Utilization Report is available for candidate review upon request.
Salary Steps: The following applies for Full-Time Regular positions only. Appointments are normally made at the first step. Consideration is given for increase to the second step after successful completion of the probationary period. (Employees appointed at a higher step will be eligible for consideration for the next step after one year, providing they successfully complete a probationary period.)
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