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General Counsel Division

Attorney Position

Job Description

Seeking energetic, self-motivated attorney licensed in Texas with a minimum of 5 – 10 years relevant experience to fill a full-time position in the General Counsel Division of the Dallas City Attorney’s Office. The position involves an office practice and representation of the Water Utilities, Public Works and Transportation, Business Development and Procurement Services, Sanitation Services, and Equipment and Building Services departments, among other responsibilities such as writing legal opinions, negotiating and drafting contracts, analyzing and advising on claims and disputes, and providing other general legal advice. The position does not involve litigation, although the successful applicant will occasionally work with litigators on matters related to work performed by the successful applicant. The applicant should have sufficient working experience in one or more of the following fields of law: municipal, contracts, construction, development regulation, water, procurement, transportation, utility, and/or real estate.

This is an exciting, challenging, and fulfilling position for an office practitioner interested in representing the public and an excellent opportunity for an attorney who wants immediate experience in a premier government legal office. Details concerning the Dallas City Attorney’s Office are available at www.dallascityattorney.com.

Applicants should possess excellent oral and written communication skills.

Salary commensurate with experience. The City’s comprehensive benefits package comes with the position.

This attorney position is a position with the City Attorney's Office, and as such, is exempt from the provisions applicable to the civil service, pursuant to Chapter XVI, §9 of the Dallas City Charter. 


Send resume, including a writing sample of no more than 20 pages, a brief description of the applicant’s role and experience in a transactional context, and three references, to:

Tamera Tignor, Management Assistant
Dallas City Attorney's Office
1500 Marilla, Room 7CN
Dallas, TX 75201

Fax resume to 214-670-0622 or email resume to tamera.tignor@dallascityhall.com

No phone inquires, please

City Attorney’s Office

Assistant City Attorney

Prosecution Section

Job Description

The Dallas City Attorney’s Office is seeking energetic attorneys for its municipal prosecution section.  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.
Applicant must possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Salary is $50,000 plus benefits.  Applicants must be licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.  The position will remain open until filled.

Send resume to:
Tamera Tignor, Management Assistant
Dallas City Attorney's Office
1500 Marilla, Room 7CN
Dallas, TX 75201
Fax resume to 214-670-0622 or email resume to tamera.tignor@dallascityhall.com

No phone inquires, please

 

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