General Government & Municipal Finance Attorney – Deputy City Attorney II or III

Position Summary
The Office of the City Attorney seeks an attorney to join our General Government & Finance Team. The attorney will work closely with various City leaders, departments, and bodies, including the Department of Finance, City Administrator and City Council, on a wide range of municipal government and finance matters. Duties may include, but will not be limited to, providing legal advice and review related to: municipal finance, revenue, bonds, taxation, fees, formation of special assessment and other districts, elections and ballot measures, ethics and conflict of interest, public records, open meetings laws, parliamentary procedure and contracting. An interest in these areas of law is a must, and experience is a plus.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties may include but are not limited to:

–Providing advice and legal opinions on general government matters such as municipal finance, taxes and fees, formation of special assessment and other districts, public ethics and conflict of interest, ballot measures, public contracting, grant agreements, open meetings, public records laws, constitutional law and parliamentary procedure to the City Administrator, Department heads, the Mayor, City Council and City departments, boards and commissions and City staff.

–Preparing legal opinions, ordinances, resolutions, and other legal documents.

–Representing the City Attorney at meetings of the City Council, City Council committees and other public meetings, and providing advice on parliamentary procedure, the Brown Act and local Sunshine laws.

Skills and Competencies
–The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in one or more of the following: municipal finance, taxes, budgets, master fee schedules, election measures, special assessment districts, and/or public contracting including federal and state-funded contracts and grant agreements.

–Experience in municipal finance, revenue, bonds, taxation, fees, formation of special assessment and other districts, elections and ballot measures, ethics and conflict of interest, public records, open meetings laws, parliamentary procedure and/or contracting is a plus. An interest in municipal finance, revenue, bonds, taxation, fees and/or formation of special assessment and other districts is a must.

–Candidates must have excellent writing and oral presentation skills.

Education:
Law school graduate.

License or Certificate:
A member in good standing of the California State Bar.

Additional Desirable Skills:
–Working knowledge of municipal, state and federal laws affecting City governance.

–Language skills, especially in Spanish, Cantonese and/or Mandarin.

Minimum Requirements for Application

Any combination of experience and education that likely would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

For DCA II position: Two years of increasingly responsible work experience in one or more relevant areas of law.

For DCA III position: Two years of increasingly responsible work experience in one or more relevant areas of law comparable to a Deputy City Attorney II position in the City of Oakland.

How to Apply
Submit a cover letter and resume by email to: jobs@oaklandcityattorney.org

Candidates selected to proceed in the hiring process will be asked to submit additional information (e.g., a writing sample, references, answers to supplemental questions, and a formal City of Oakland employment application).