Senior Assistant City Attorney

City of Georgetown • Full-time • Georgetown, Texas, United States • $106.41k - $160.17k / year • 1m ago

The City of Georgetown, Texas is looking for a new Senior Assistant City Attorney to join their team! Under the general direction of the City Attorney, this role will serve as the primary attorney assigned to handling certain specialty legal areas including, but not limited to, utility law, employment law, land use and development law, transportation law, or finance. This position will also serve as the primary contact and managing attorney on large projects, including managing outside legal counsel.

The Senior Assistant City Attorney will also assist in overseeing the workflow of projects, and prioritizing, assigning, and potentially reviewing work of more junior attorneys in the future. This is a wonderful role for someone looking for an intellectual challenge and interested in growth opportunities within municipal law to work on a number of complex projects and contract negotiations for a rapidly growing community like Georgetown.

The ideal candidate will have at least five (5) years of specialized experience in regulatory, water, and electric utility or land use law and will be detail-oriented and familiar with state statutes and local code. Previous experience working in-house for a city or public utility is strongly preferred.

Candidates shall have a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, along with at least five (5) or more years of legal experience including at least two (2) years relevant to municipal law and demonstrating a specialized knowledge in real estate, utility, employment, or other municipal focus. Candidates must be licensed to practice law in the state of Texas and be in good standing or be eligible to obtain such license within one year of employment through admission by motion AND be eligible to practice law in Texas pending such admission at time of employment.

The City’s telework policy allows for this to be a hybrid position, so candidates must be comfortable working effectively in a remote capacity.