Position Description Restricted to current City of Minneapolis employees in the City Attorney's Office According to the City Charter, the attorneys of the CAO serve as the attorneys and counselors at law to the mayor, city council, boards, committees, departments, and officers. The attorneys of the CAO are the exclusive representatives of the City. They can provide legal advice and opinions to the City, its officers, and staff. The purpose of the Lead Assistant City Attorney ("Lead") (formerly ACAIII) position is to provide the most advanced civil litigation representation, civil transactional representation, legal drafting, legal advice and consulting, and criminal prosecution legal services for a wide range of matters, often with the highest degree of difficulty, complexity, and public visibility, to or on behalf of the elected officials, management, representatives of assigned departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the City of Minneapolis. The Lead trains and mentors other attorneys and is the team lead on all projects the Assistant City Attorneys / Senior Assistant City Attorneys assign to them. They will coordinate the work product of the team. Resume and Cover Letter: Individuals are required to submit a resume and cover letter in addition to the online application. Lead Assistant City Attorney - Client Services Special Projects (one position) This position in the Civil Division will coordinate and lead non-litigation-related special projects with office or enterprise-wide impact. This position will also be the Client Services lead for coordination between Civil Litigation and Client Services on projects that require participation of both units. In addition to this special projects work, the individual is expected to perform regular client services work at the Lead Assistant City Attorney level. This position is open to Senior Assistant City Attorneys who have client services experience. Lead Assistant City Attorney - Civil Litigation Special Projects (one position) This position in the Civil Division will coordinate and lead litigation-related matters that have enterprise-wide impact and advise enterprise leadership on these matters. This position will also be the Civil Litigation lead for coordination between Civil Litigation and Client Services on projects that require participation of both units. In addition to these special projects work, the individual is expected to perform regular litigation work at the Lead Assistant City Attorney level. This position is open to Senior Assistant City Attorneys who have litigation experience. Lead Assistant City Attorney - Criminal Division (two positions) These two lead assistant city attorney positions in the criminal division will be assigned to litigation on the Trial and/or Domestic Teams. An attorney's primary role will be on the trial or domestic team, but that attorney may be asked to assist with work on the alternate team as well. Responsibilities will include: LITIGATION: Prepare and try criminal misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases, including those most complex. Handle specially-assigned cases as directed by the criminal deputy or criminal managing attorneys. Examples include cases involving high profile arrests, novel or complex legal arguments, or other issues requiring dedicated attention of a Lead Attorney. Direct investigative and support staff as necessary to gather evidence and build a criminal case. This will include collaborating with VWSes, Paralegals, LSSes, and investigators to maximize efficiencies and recommend improvements to standard policies and processes. MENTORING: Provide training to and mentor other attorneys. This will include counseling on strengths and weaknesses of cases as well as offers and negotiations. Provide guidance and direction on trial and contested evidentiary hearing preps for all trial/domestic team members. Conduct meaningful evaluations of attorneys' existing preps and make recommendations for improvement byidentifying and discussing key issues. Second chair trials and contested evidentiary hearings as requested, or when a novel or complex legal issue is litigated. Complete secondary review and edits of written work produced by other attorneys as requested. TRAINING AND ADVISING: Conduct training on matters within expertise, including the most complex nature. Confer with and advise the Minneapolis Police Department, other law enforcement partners, and other Minneapolis City departments on legal matters and concerns involving criminal law issues, including of the most complex nature. Assist and advise the criminal deputy and criminal managing attorneys with projects, policy, and legal research involving the most complex issues. Work Location: These positions may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work with some days working remotely and some days working in the office. Job Duties and Responsibilities Represent the City in Transactional Legal Matters and Provide Legal Opinion, Advice, and Drafting: Conduct legal research, interpret, and apply Federal, State, and local law to provide advice, opinions, and consultative assistance to elected officials, enterprise leadership, and appointed boards and commissions on various City issues, including those of the most complex nature. Advise on applying legal requirements to specific data and facts. Advise on the defensibility and risk of City policies and procedures. Make or facilitate legal determinations based on factual situations in the City. Represent the CAO position in meetings with department staff, enterprise leadership, and elected officials. Research, negotiate, and draft leases, deeds, liens on real property, lien releases, sales agreements, contracts, memoranda of understanding, and similar documents. Structure, negotiate, draft, and close the most complex financing and real estate transactions. Serve as members of various enterprise policymaking and policy-implementation teams (e.g., data breach response team). Lead/work on cross-departmental multi-disciplinary work groups and task forces to develop and implement policies. Staff subcommittee meetings of the City Council, from time to time meetings of the City Council, and meetings of appointed boards and commissions to provide legal advice on substantive questions and procedural matters in real-time. Serve as subject matter experts, assisting with litigation matters. Partner with and provide legal consultation on collaborations with internal and external stakeholders in support of the Mayor's and City Council's policy-making functions. Manage assigned client department expectations, setting priorities and mutually agreeable timelines. Recommend, research, and draft ordinances, resolutions, and other legislative documents. Prepare and conduct public presentations and provide training on various legal and compliance topics, including of the most complex nature, to other attorneys, city departments, elected officials, and outside partner agencies. Foster trusting relationships with elected officials, department heads, city staff, state and federal judges, partner agencies, other governmental subdivisions, and internal colleagues. Act as team lead for all projects assigned with ACAs/SACAs and coordinate the team's work product. Provide training to and mentor other attorneys. Secondary review and edit of written work produced by other attorneys. Represent the City in All Stages of Civil Litigation Matters: Analyze pleadings to determine legal issues, immunities, and liabilities. Establish an efficient and effective research plan to determine a case's proper course of action. Conduct research using a caselaw database, such as Westlaw, to locate... For full info follow application link. The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
