Assistant City Attorney II

City of Clarksville • Clarksville, TN • 1h ago

GENERAL STATEMEN OF JOB

This is the second of four levels in the Legal series. Incumbents provide legal advice and services to the Mayor, City Council, department heads, and City committees and boards. Responsibilities may include representing the City in legal matters; preparing and/or reviewing and approving all contracts, deeds, bonds, ordinances, resolutions, and similar documents; preparing and filing legal pleadings, motions, briefs, and other documents; and conducting depositions, trials and appeals.

PLEASES NOTE: THIS POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, OR UNTIL FILLED.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

Provides general legal guidance to the Mayor, City Council, department heads, and City committees and boards, including preparing various legal documents.

Prepares cases for hearings and trials.

Represents the City in litigation proceedings in court, which includes determining procedural avenues for actions; attending depositions; making strategic and tactical litigation decisions; and/or performing related activities.

Reviews contracts, deeds, bonds, ordinances, and resolutions to verify appropriateness of terms, conditions, and applicable clauses.

Prepares and files legal pleadings, motions, briefs, and related documents.

Receives and responds to public records requests under the Tennessee Public Records Act and redacts as required by Federal and State Law.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

: Education and Experience

Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association accredited school of law.

Two (2) years of experience as a practicing attorney.

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and Certifications

Tennessee State Law License.

: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

Legal theory.

Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes.

Contract management principles and practices.

Court procedures.

Criminal justice system.

Interview methods and techniques.

Research methods.

Legal document preparation techniques.

Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Providing sound legal advice.

Analyzing complex information.

Conducting legal research.

Preparing legal documents.

Applying legal principles to determinations on individual cases and problems.

Trying cases in court.

Analyzing, appraising, and organizing facts, evidence, and precedents relevant to assigned cases.

Using computers and related software applications.

Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements :

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.

Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.

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