What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate City Attorney position at City of Raleigh North Carolina?
The Senior Associate City Attorney provides a wide range of legal services to the City Council, the City Manager and City Officials and staff in the conducting of City business, with a focus on the operation of water and sewer services. This role provides formal and informal legal opinions and drafts a variety of documents, ranging from a low to high level of complexity.
- Provides a broad range of legal services related to municipal and public enterprise/utility operations as directed by the City Attorney, particularly in the area of environmental law.
- Participates in problem-solving on a variety of City issues and special projects from the legal perspective, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations.
- Serves as a member of a team of highly experienced professionals in a dynamic law office setting.
- Researches a variety of legal issues and provides legal advice and direction to City representatives, who may include the City Council or City Departments, with a focus on all aspects of environmental and public enterprise/utility law.
- Reviews and interprets environmental and public enterprise/utility laws and regulations and advises on their implications.
- Works with City Departments in providing day-to-day advice on departmental operations and may serve as lead attorney to one or more assigned City Departments or Offices.
- Reviews and assists in the drafting of changes to the City Code, City Administrative Regulations, as well as environmentally related provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and provides advice relating to interpretation of the same.
- Represents the City in a variety of administrative matters relating to environmental issues or utility operations at the Office of Administrative Hearings, as well as in state and federal court. Work may include City Code enforcement.
- Monitors legislative and regulatory developments in environmental and public enterprise/utility laws and advises the City Attorney and relevant City departments about those developments.
- Reviews and drafts contracts and other procurement documents while handling procurement related issues.
- May review and draft real estate instruments, particularly easement documents, and provide legal guidance on environmental issues concerning real property.
- May represent the City Attorney’s Office when attending staff, Council, community, and other meetings.
- Assists the City Attorney or other attorneys in addressing matters as they may arise.
Juris doctorate degree (J.D.) or equivalent. Graduation from an accredited school of law with at least 6 years of increasingly responsible experience and demonstrated success in matters of at least moderate complexity and organizational risk
OR
Applicants may substitute additional relevant experience or additional education for the required years of relevant experience.
Licensing and Certifications:
- License to practice law in North Carolina required by hire date. Admission before U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina may be required after hire date.
10 years of law practice Experience in environmental law or in the operation of a public enterprise/utility An emphasis or interest in areas of law relevant to municipal practice Interest in local government and public service
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software and competent use of legal research software (Westlaw).
Knowledge of:
- Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations and judicial decisions related to the land use practice area.
- Techniques and methods for organizing, prioritizing, assigning and monitoring work.
- Principles and practices of municipal office administration.
- Principles and practices of intergovernmental relations.
- Best practices, trends and emerging technologies.
- Principles and methods of qualitative and quantitative research.
- Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
- Principles and practices of business correspondence.
- Principles and practices of group facilitation and building consensus.
- Principles and practices of conflict resolution.
- Business math concepts.
- Records management principles.
- Customer service principles.
- Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
- Modern office technology.
- Effective litigation techniques in all forums, at trial level and on appeal.
Skill In:
- Teamwork, in a professional setting
- Coordinating deadlines, prioritizing work demands, and assigning/monitoring work performed.
- Overseeing the implementation and adherence to quality assurance and standards.
- Reading, analyzing, evaluating, interpreting and summarizing written materials and statistical data.
- Reviewing research and implementing industry trends, solutions and best practices.
- Compiling and sorting data and articulating issues and recommendations.
- Authoring and editing complex reports and documents.
- Facilitating group discussions and building consensus using persuasive reasoning.
- Exercising political acumen, tact, and diplomacy.
- Overseeing the management and maintenance of official records and documents.
- Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations, and standards in land use matters.
- Providing customer service.
- Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public, and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
ADA and Other Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. 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.
Working Conditions:
Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment.
Note:
This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Salary : $110,427 - $204,293
