Assistant City Attorney I or II

Full Salary Range:

• Level I:   $80,200 - $112,300

• Level II: $118,200 - $165,500

Anticipated Hiring Range:  

• Level I:  $80,200 - $96,250

• Level II: $118,200 - $141,850

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here. 

Job Summary:

The Assistant City Attorney I or II will primarily serve as a municipal court prosecutor and handle municipal court litigation and appeals.  In this role, the attorney is responsible for prosecuting criminal violations of the City’s Municipal Code in municipal court.  The attorney is also responsible for representing the City in administrative proceedings, including those before the City’s Administrative Hearing Officer, as well as before the local liquor licensing authority.  The attorney may also provide legal advice regarding municipal matters to various City departments and may also act as counsel to City boards and commissions as necessary. 

 Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree gained through a four-year college or university program.
• Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent from accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado 
  • (or if application is pending, admission to practice within 60 days of hire date)

Level II Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of legal practice experience.
• Expertise founded on wide experience in a discipline or field requiring comprehensive understanding of a combination of involved practices, precedents, facts, and conditions, or in a broad group of business systems is expected. 
• At this level, knowledge has been supplemented by substantial work experience or enhanced by additional schooling in a specialized field to meet job requirements.

OR

Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Criminal prosecution experience is desired but not required.  
• Communication skills to effectively convey information to elected officials, the public, and City employees both in person and on the telephone. 
• Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly. 
• Experience conducting negotiations with opposing parties and their attorneys related to administrative matters, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation matters. 
• Organizational skills, including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines, manage appointments, create schedules, coordinate and facilitate meetings, and make decisions. 
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness. 
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results. 
• Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed. 
• Ability to self-start and take initiative in completing daily tasks and special projects. 
• Ability to focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments. 
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. 
• By means of note-taking or mental capacity, be able to recall information presented in meetings and/or court environments to be able to assert the City's position. 
• Knowledge of the business and organizational structure of Colorado municipalities. 
• Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with a variety of internal and external constituencies. 
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ages. 
• Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal. 
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others. 
• Ability to operate a personal computer, including the ability to utilize various programs including, but not limited to, Microsoft 365, Adobe Professional, case matter management programs, legal research programs. 

Essential Functions:

Legal Representation and Guidance

• Serve as a criminal trial attorney in the Municipal Court by prosecuting municipal court cases. Conduct arraignments with defendants, pretrial conferences with defense attorneys, motions hearings before the judge, pretrial readiness hearings, bench trials before the judge, and jury trials.
• Prosecute liquor enforcement matters; negotiate stipulated agreements to resolve liquor violations; perform legal research.
• Prosecute code enforcement cases and provide legal advice and assistance to code enforcement officers related to code violations. 
• Provide sound legal advice and representation to the officers, employees, and agencies of the City including representing the City in court proceedings and administrative hearings before municipal and state courts and administrative agencies.   
• Provide case and matter management including motions practice, trial practice, and discovery. Draft legal briefs. Prepare and present oral argument. 
• Represent the interests of the City, develop relationships with allied agencies, and coordinate inter-agency efforts that are aligned with City projects. 

Legal Research and Collaboration 

• Coordinate work with other attorneys and paralegals.
• Conduct legal research on complex topics.  Draft legal advice letters, briefs, memoranda, motions and/or responses, and written legal opinions for city employees, departments, boards, and commissions. 

Document Preparations

• Prepare stipulations, plea agreements, and other legal documents.  
• Draft ordinances, resolutions and other legal documents required to complete city projects and initiatives.

Meetings

• Attend meetings of city departments and work groups to provide analysis of legal issues and to provide legal advice necessary to develop appropriate policies and procedures and to formulate rules and regulations for the administration of City government.
• Attend and participate as a representative of the City in meetings of local and regional governments and related entities regarding matters of importance to City projects.  

Occupational Relevance and Training

• Maintain subject-matter files in case management system.  Update forms to reflect changes in legislation and case law.  Develop training materials and other client communications.
• Participate in continuing legal education programs.
• Other job duties as may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

NA

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
• Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks. Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.
• Vision enough to interpret computer screens and documents to assist the public and complete work assignments. Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data/figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading of printed materials 
• Manual dexterity enough to accurately input, retrieve and verify work assignments; employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. 
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time in courtroom and by means of note-taking or mental capacity, be able to recall information presented in courts to be able to assert the City's position. 
• Communication skills to effectively convey information to the court, public and other City employees both in person and on the phone. 
• The City of Greeley has established a formal telework policy that allows eligible positions, in coordination with their Departments' management team, an opportunity to incorporate a component of remote work into their working schedule. This position will be eligible for consideration under the City's telework policy. 

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting.  Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: [email protected] .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.