The Dallas City Attorney's Office regularly seeks outstanding legal secretaries, legal assistants, other support staff, and licensed attorneys for its exciting and challenging law practice. The following opportunities are available at this moment:
• Licensed Attorney Positions
Ordinance Attorney
Closing Date: September 10, 2010
Seeking a detail-oriented, self-motivated attorney licensed in Texas to fill a full-time position in the General Counsel Division of the Dallas City Attorney’s Office. Must possess excellent legal research, analytical, writing, proofing, briefing and editing skills. Primary duties include drafting a variety of ordinances and resolutions for adoption by the Dallas City Council and advising city boards and city staff on matters relating to city ordinances. Other duties include preparing documents and giving advice relating to city elections, the city budget, the city charter, the city council rules of procedure, and the city’s ethics code. Salary negotiable. Please send resume, writing sample, professional references and salary history to: See Below
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
PROSECUTION DIVISION
The Dallas City Attorney’s Office is seeking energetic attorneys for its municipal prosecution division. Each applicant must have an interest in prosecution, be a self starter, hard working, prompt, organized, and possess the ability to manage a fast paced court docket each day.
Duties include prosecuting city ordinance violations, Texas Transportation Code and Texas Penal Code Class “C” misdemeanor cases in either trials before the court or trials before a jury in one of nine municipal courts; court preparation; researching relevant case law; arguing, filing and responding to court motions; and occasional minor appellate work.
• Legal Assistant Positions
[None available at this time]
• Legal Secretary Positions
[None available at this time]
• Other Positions
[None available at this time]We receive hundreds of resumes a month from people desiring to serve their community by working in our law office. If you apply for a position with us and have not heard from us within 45 days of the date of your application, then we do not currently have an available position commensurate with your experience and skills. We regret that we cannot personally respond to and hire all the fine candidates who want to work for us.
TO APPLY FOR A POSITION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE:
Please send a cover letter, resume, paralegal and/or law school transcript, legal writing sample, and the names and telephone numbers of three legal references to:
Tamera Tignor, Management Assistant
Dallas City Attorney's Office
1500 Marilla Street - Room 7DN
Dallas, TX 75201
Fax: 214-670-0622
Email: tamera.tignor@dallascityhall.com (preferred method)
No phone inquires, please.