Deputy City Attorney Ii Or Iii - Labor amp Employment

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Deputy City Attorney Ii Or Iii - Labor & Employment
The candidate will work on matters directly impacting police accountability and public-safety reform. Duties include: 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. Must receive general supervison from a Deputy City Attorney V, Special Counsel, Chief Assistant City Attorney or the City Attorney. May assign the selected attorney to new, additional or different duties or practice areas in litigation, advice or transactional work. Will provide legal advice and counsel to the Mayor, City Council, and all City departments, boards, 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. Also advocates the City's interests in claims and lawsuits litigated in state or federal court and including high-value personal injury cases, complex civil rights actions, breach of contract, personnel disputes, eminent domain actions, inverse condemnation and alleged Constitutional violations. Performs legal research, interpret and apply laws and court decisions; prepare opinions for departments, programs and activities. Prepares and reviews legal opinions, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds, leases and other legal documents; revises such documents as necessary to meet legal standards. Investigates claims and complaints by or against the City; recommends action to be taken; prepares cases for hearing; represents the City in such hearings. Acts in an advisory capacity at meetings of the City Council, City Boards and Commissions and advising City departments on legal matters. Represents the City in litigation brought by or against the City; prepares cases for trial, hearings and arbitration. Prepares briefs before appellant courts and administrative boards. Prepares forms of court pleadings and ordinances, resolutions, contracts, leases, options and permits. Meets and negotiates with outside parties in matters arising out of claims, property transactions and other City business. Must have 2 years of increasingly responsible work experience comparable to a Deputy City Attorney I position in the City. Must have 2 years of increasingly responsible work experience comparable to a Deputy City Attorney II position in the City. Should have expert knowledge of and extensive experience in: providing analysis and training on state and federal laws related to equal-opportunity employment, workplace safety and minimum wage; workplace investigations; collective bargaining and labor-dispute resolution; and civil-service procedures and employee due-process. Must have excellent writing and oral presentation skills. Must be Graduated of accredited school of law. Should be a Member in good standing of the California State Bar.

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