Deputy City Attorney

Salary : $173,200.00 - $210,260.00 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type : Unclassified

Job Number : L1200-0125

Department : ATTRNYS AND PARALEGALS

Opening Date : 01 / 30 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

FLSA : Exempt

Requirements

THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS IS SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED AND DEDICATED

DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY

Are you seeking a career opportunity with a dynamic organization to display your strong leadership skills and comprehensive knowledge of municipal or public sector law? El Paso, with a population of over 800,000 residents, along with Las Cruces, and Ciudad Juarez, represents a thriving binational metro region of 2.5 million. The City of El Paso is seeking an experienced, strategic, collaborative, and dedicated leader to serve as its next Deputy City Attorney.

The ideal candidate should possess highly effective team building and leadership skills, including consensus-building to resolve conflicts, perform mediation, and have experience in negotiating agreements and gaining cooperation between competing interests. They should have excellent oral and written communications skills for explaining legal issues and opinions to City Council, boards and commissions, City Manager, and City staff. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with elected officials and staff, other departments, the media, the public, City Attorney staff and court officials and stakeholders.

The starting salary, based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, will range from $173,200 to $210,260 depending on qualifications and experience.

If you are looking for an extraordinary opportunity to make a difference in one of the best run and progressive Cities in the United States while enjoying an exceptional quality of life, the City of El Paso is the place for you!

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Education and Experience : Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law school, plus ten (10) years of experience including eight (8) years of municipal law or public sector and four (4) years of supervisory or managerial experience.

Licenses and Certifications : Texas Bar License and eligibility for licensure in Federal Court. Valid Texas Class C Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under the direction of the City Attorney, assist in managing, planning, and general oversight of the daily operations of City Attorney's Office to include office policy development and implementation.

Typical Duties

Leadership Exercised :

• As assigned, assist with the managing, planning, and oversight of the department's services and activities. Involves : Assisting and making recommendations to the City Attorney in developing and implementing department goals, objectives, and policies. Direct and coordinate, through subordinate staff, the department work plan. Communicate with and work closely with the City Manager's executive management to identify and resolve problems. Prioritize appropriate service and staffing levels for each assigned area and allocate resources accordingly. Identify opportunities for improvement and oversee the implementation of changes. As assigned, manage various aspects of the City Attorney's Office and legal work. Explain, justify, and defend department programs, policies, and activities. Negotiate and resolve sensitive, significant, and controversial issues. Monitor outside counsel contracts. Oversee the analysis and review of legally binding City contracts and provide legal opinions and recommendations to ensure proper and effective City representation in such matters.
• Supervise assigned staff. Involves : Schedule, assign, instruct, guide, and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for job training and development; career advancement, enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards, firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate, and maintain harmony between employees. Interview applicants. Engage in recommending and making hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes.
• Serve as acting City Attorney in the City Attorney's absence. Involves : Act as an official representative of the City Attorney's Office with the Mayor and Council, the City Manager's Office, and all City departments, various other elected officials, and outside agencies. Represent the City's interests before court and administrative proceedings as necessary. As assigned, render legal opinions to the Mayor and City Council, City Manager, City boards and commissions, and department staff as necessary. Conduct ongoing legal research in connection with pertinent municipal law issues. Prepare and present staff reports and other necessary communications. Perform related duties and responsibilities as directed and assigned by the City Attorney.
• Represent the department professionally as requested by the City Attorney. Involves : Interact with a variety of department heads, managers, supervisors, employees, and the public to provide and gather accurate information for the City Attorney. Attend and participate in professional groups and committees. Prepare and deliver presentations at the City Council, boards, commissions, and community organizations.

Legal Research :

5. Research complex legal issues with a high level of political or financial impact. Analyze legislation and the operational impact on the City. Prepare legal documents for complex matters. Communicate with City departments and leadership to clarify legal goals.

Legal Advocacy :

6. As assigned by the City Attorney as legal representative of the City in internal and external legal matters that have a significant political / financial impact. May assist and mentor other attorneys on more complex assignments. Represent the City on boards and commissions, in court and administrative hearings to protect the legal rights and interests of the City. Evaluate legal issues and recommend solutions to minimize risk and safeguard the City's operations. Manage and assist in case preparation and resolution of litigation, negotiations, and settlements. Present case developments and offers of settlement to senior and executive management and elected officials. Support the relationship between the City of El Paso and the public.

General Information

How to Apply

To be considered, candidates must complete an online application. Candidates are encouraged to attach a cover letter and comprehensive rsum to their application.

This position is open until filled; interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by March 4, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed and considered continuously.

The starting salary, based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, will range from $173,200 to $210,260 plus outstanding benefits.

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For more information, please contact Human Resources Manager Erica Salamanca or

call (915) 212-1244.

Determined by agreement

Do you have a Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited law school?

Do you have at least ten (10) years of experience that includes eight (8) years in municipal law or public sector and four (4) years of supervisory or managerial experience?

Do you have a Texas Bar License?

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your rsum.

Required Question

Salary : $173,200 - $210,260