What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor & Employment Attorney - Deputy City Attorney III position at Oakland City Attorney's Office?
Salary Range :
Deputy City Attorney III : $161,500.68 to 198,299.88 annually
Benefits :
Health, dental, vision, pension, hybrid work-from-home, and other competitive benefits
THE POSITION
The Oakland City Attorney’s Office seeks a well-qualified individual to join our office’s labor & employment advisory unit. The incumbent will be exposed to a wide range of personnel matters across a variety of City’s departments, with an emphasis on police personnel matters including accountability and public-safety reform.
Duties will include, but will not be limited to : working collaboratively with other attorneys, City staff, and City leadership to analyze labor and employment issues and resolve disputes; advising City investigators and Department heads on employee-misconduct, due process, and related grievances, including advising on police-officer investigations and discipline; representing the City in administrative hearings to resolve labor and / or employment disputes; drafting and reviewing opinions, legislation, contracts and other legal documents which require the application of labor law and / or employment law.
This position is represented by International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21. The incumbent may receive general supervision from a Deputy City Attorney V, Special Counsel, Chief Assistant City Attorney or the City Attorney. The City Attorney may assign the selected attorney to new, additional or different duties or practice areas in litigation, advice or transactional work.
About the Office
The City Attorney’s Office provides advice and counsel to the Mayor, City Council, and all City departments, boards and commissions in a wide variety of areas including land use, real estate, personnel, elections, conflicts of interest, municipal finance, retirement, housing, public contracting and economic development. The City Attorney’s Office also advocates for the City’s interests in claims and lawsuits litigated in state or federal court, including high-value personal injury cases, complex civil rights actions, breach of contract, personnel disputes, eminent domain actions, inverse condemnation and alleged Constitutional violations.
The Office has approximately 80 employees and three divisions : Advisory, Litigation, and Operations. The work is high profile, dynamic, collaborative, and complex. And the work is of vital importance to the City’s realization of its progressive and cutting-edge policies and programs, and to the City’s delivery of services to Oakland’s residents and businesses. The office currently allows for a flexible, hybrid in-office / work-from-home schedule.
Job Duties
Duties may include but are not limited to :
- Advising on administrative investigations of misconduct as well as the discipline process, including throughout the pendency of the grievance process.
- Advising on the investigation and resolution of labor and employment or personnel-related claims and complaints against the City or City management and recommending actions to be taken.
- Advising clients, including the City Administrator, Employee Relations Director, Human Resources Director, Chief of Police and Office of the Inspector General, on personnel matters to help them comply with laws and policies and to help them identify various risks and manage them accordingly.
- Representing the City in administrative proceedings, including labor arbitration hearings, Civil Service Board hearings, and hearings before the Public Employee Relations Board.
- Advising the City Administrator, Employee Relations Director and other designated labor negotiators in preparation for and during labor-contract bargaining and other labor negotiations.
- Developing training materials and providing training to staff on relevant legal issues.
- Performing legal research; interpreting and applying laws and court decisions; preparing opinions for departments, programs, boards, commissions and officials.
- Preparing, reviewing and revising ordinances, resolutions, employment contracts, MOU's, settlements and other legal documents; revising such documents as necessary to meet legal standards.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION
Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :
Experience :
Education :
Additional Desirable Skills :
Ability to :
HOW TO APPLY
Submit a cover letter and resume by email to : jobs [at] oaklandcityattorney [dot] org
Candidates selected to proceed in the hiring process will be asked to submit additional information (e.g., a writing sample, references, answers to supplemental questions, and a formal City of Oakland employment application).
The City of Oakland is an Equal Opportunity / ADA employer
Celebrating and Recognizing the Power and Benefits of Diversity
The Oakland City Attorney’s Office continues to be one of the most diverse legal teams in our country. We are proud of and value our diversity in all arenas, including but not limited to age, gender, race, sexual orientation and disability status. Diversity improves and informs our advice and legal counsel and enhances the public services we provide to the residents of one of the most diverse cities in America by providing a broad range of points of view, perspectives, insight and strategies.
Salary : $161,501 - $198,300