Career Opportunity
The city of Las Vegas is accepting applications for a Deputy City Attorney III/IV in the specialized area of Real Estate and Redevelopment. This position provides legal counsel, representation, advice and interpretation for all civil or criminal concerns for assigned departments, depending on assignment. It also provides legal advice and counsel to anticipate, avoid or resolve potential or pending legal issues, disputes and litigation, and provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the assigned Deputy City Attorney V, Assistant City Attorney and the City Attorney.Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate has a successful track record managing the complex legal aspects of real estate and redevelopment projects including areas of land use, zoning, environmental regulations, public-private partnerships, entitlements, construction, and financing. The ideal candidate effectively negotiates with multiple stakeholders and assesses complex legal and regulatory requirements. This individual is adaptable and is able to navigate challenging projects and acts as a strategic thought partner throughout various stages of project planning, real estate acquisitions, real estate dispositions and redevelopment projects.Distinguishing Characteristics
This series contains levels from entry to first line supervisor. Each is distinguished by the level of complexity of assigned duties, the judgment and initiative required for the assigned duties; the expertise, accomplishment or specialization of a specific area of law; the level of supervision received; and the degree of knowledge required to satisfactorily carry out the assigned duties. Although flexibly staffed, some positions may not flex to the higher level. The Deputy City Attorney V is not flexibly staffed, and is the first line supervisory level.
Supervision Received and Exercised
Deputy City Attorney III
Receives direction from the City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney and assigned Deputy City Attorney V, if applicable.
May exercise technical supervision over professional staff. Depending on assignment, acts as a lead worker, exercising functional or technical supervision, including scheduling and assigning tasks, providing guidance, ensuring work is completed according to proper procedure, monitoring work progress, and reviewing results.
Deputy City Attorney IV
Receives direction from the City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney and assigned Deputy City Attorney V.
Essential Functions:
When Assigned to the Civil Division:
Marginal Functions:
Deputy City Attorney III
Experience:
A minimum of three years of responsible experience as a practicing attorney, including civil litigation experience or prosecutorial experience, depending on assignment available.
Training:
A Juris doctorate from an accredited law school.
License or Certificate:
Membership in the State Bar of Nevada, and maintenance thereafter.
License to practice before the District Court, Federal District Court of Nevada and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the date of application, and maintenance thereafter depending on assignment.
Deputy City Attorney IV
Experience:
A minimum of four years of responsible experience as a practicing attorney, including prosecutorial experience or applicable specialized civil litigation experience, depending on assignment available.
Training:
A Juris doctorate from an accredited law school.
License or Certificate:
Membership in the State Bar of Nevada, and maintenance thereafter.
License to practice before the District Court, Federal District Court of Nevada and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on the date of application, and maintenance thereafter depending on assignment.
Knowledge of:
Latest and complex principles and practices of public law.
Methods of pubic agency administration.
Legal principles, practices and procedures of civil, criminal, constitutional or administrative law, depending on assignment.
Common law of the state of Nevada, particulrly in the area of assignment.
Advanced methods and techniques of legal research, trial preparation, trial procedure and trial presentation.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations and their past applications.
The organization, duties, powers, authority, limitations, policies and procedures of both the City Attorney's Office in general and the assigned division in particular.
Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure, for assignment to the civil division.
Advanced trial techniques and advanced legal writing skills.
Identity and mechanics of available sentencing alternatives, for assignment to the criminal division.
Advanced techniques of negotiation and their appropriate use.
Principles of lead supervision, depending on assignment.
Skills in:
Properly interpreting and making decisions in accordance with laws, regulations and policies.
Organizing, interpreting and applying complex legal principles and specialized knowledge of legal issues.
Proficiently, innovatively and aggressively applying legal knowledge and skills in court.
Achieving resolutions and decisions in accordance with the proper interpretation of laws, regulations and policies.
Gaining cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
Preparing clear, concise, sound and complex legal position papers, briefs, memoranda and opinions.
Organizing, interpreting and applying legal principles and knowledge of complex legal issues.
Effectively preparing and presenting complex cases in court.
Conducting exhaustive research on complex legal issues.
Developing and negotiating acceptable solutions to cases when appropriate.
Interpreting, applying, explaining and enforcing applicable laws, codes, regulations and policies.
Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, recommending best options and implementing approved solution in support of goals.
Working effectively within a team environment.
Maintaining professional conduct at all times.
Setting and adjusting priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
Planning, organizing and prioritizing assignments.
Meeting critical deadlines.
Managing multiple assignments.
Communicating with individuals from a variety of social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds while demonstrating respect and sensitivity for perceived differences.
Producing written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Explaining complex technical systems in clear and simple terms understandable to non-technical staff.
Communicating concisely and clearly both orally and in writing.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Competencies:
Core Workforce Competencies
Professionalism - Demonstrates core values by being honest, respectful and positive.
Effective Communication - Expresses verbal and written thought in a clear and understandable manner.
Customer Focus - Demonstrates genuine concern and satisfies external and/or internal customers based on the CLV core purpose and values.
Adaptability - Able to effectively modify behavior to suit changing workforce demands.
Problem Solving - Solves problems by considering all causes, solutions and outcomes.
Productive Partnerships - Develops, maintains and strengthens partnerships with others.
Technical and Safety Expertise - Possesses a depth of knowledge, skill and ability in a technical (job) area.