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Assistant City Attorney I/ Employment Law

Employer
City Of Alexandria Virginia
Location
Alexandria, VA
Salary
$62,657.92 - $102,994.90 Annually
Closing date
Jun 14, 2021

Job Details

Assistant City Attorney I/ Employment Law

An Overview
The Office of the City Attorney, legal counsel to the City of Alexandria, is accepting applications for a permanent full time position of Assistant City Attorney I/ Employment Law. This position will focus on employment law matters including advice to the Human Resources Department as well as various departments regarding personnel policies, employee grievances, and litigation involving employment matters. Other duties of this position may include the general duties of an ACA I such as: legal research, drafting of opinions and ordinances, and assisting in representing the City in a wide variety of operational, administrative, and judicial proceedings.

The Opportunity
  • Represents the Department of Human Resources regarding application of personnel policies to the City’s workforce.
  • Represents the City’s Community Police Review Board regarding administrative investigations of police complaints.
  • Represents City management in the review of disciplinary action and grievances filed by employees.
  • Responds to Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Complaints filed by employees.
  • Responds to inquiries on questions of law and provides legal advice, including litigation, to City Council, City employees, and members of City boards and commissions.
  • Assists in the drafting of ordinances and resolutions for consideration/enactment by City Council.
  • Renders legal advice to and discusses City Code, City ordinances, and related legal issues with various departments and offices of the City and with citizens.
  • Attends, on occasion, meetings of boards and commissions and advises on legal issues.
The Ideal Candidate
To qualify for this position, all candidates must possess a Juris Doctor degree; eligible to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Experience in one or more substantive areas of Virginia or Federal law. Experience in conducting legal research. Excellent legal writing skills. Experience in drafting legal opinions, court pleadings, local ordinances and persuasive legal writing. Trial experience in State and Federal courts, and/or administrative agencies. Appellate experience, or knowledge of appellate procedures. Experience in dealing with inquiries from members of the public and local governing bodies.

About the Department
The City Attorney's Office provides legal advice to City Council, Boards and Commissions, the City Manager and City Departments. We are responsible for drafting ordinances, contracts, deeds, leases, and other legal papers. We represent the City in civil court to defend the City in actions taken against it and to initiate cases to enforce the City's laws and actions. Our office is also responsible for handling requests for public records, in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act and for serving as an adjudicator for parking ticket disputes.

Company

The City of Alexandria is an award-winning, innovative, and progressive local government that brings together elected leaders, residents, businesses, and staff to foster a thriving community.  We are an independent, full-service city, providing the services typically operated by both counties and cities in areas such as public safety, transportation, human services, parks and recreation, planning, and administration. We offer a wide range of exciting career opportunities in a variety of fields, with the resources and expertise to succeed.  In Alexandria, employees are our most important asset, and we work hard to create and support a culture that delivers excellence through the shared values of respect, integrity, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Our employees have access to excellent medical, dental, vision, life insurance and other benefits.  Alexandria provides a defined-benefit pension and offers six weeks of paid parental leave to employees who become parents through birth, adoption or foster care.

We offer a robust wellness program, interdepartmental rotation program, tuition assistance funding and professional development program that helps employees obtain the knowledge, skills, qualifications and experience to enhance their professional and personal growth.

With a population of approximately 160,000 and a land area of 16 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located on the Potomac River across from Washington, D.C., Alexandria is known for its beautifully preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, charming waterfront, high-tech economy, vibrant retail and restaurant corridors and diverse neighborhoods. We are a unique and historic community, and we continue to innovate for the 21st century.

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