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 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, taxation, fees, contracting and procurement, elections and ballot measures, ethics and conflict of interest, public records, open meetings laws, and parliamentary procedure. An interest in these areas of law is a must, and experience is a plus.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Advising the City Administrator, Department heads and staff, the Mayor, City Council, and boards and commissions on general government matters such as municipal finance, taxes and fees, public ethics and conflict of interest, elections and ballot measures, public contracting, grant agreements, open meetings, public records laws, constitutional law, and parliamentary procedure.
- 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.
Submit a cover letter and resume by email to: jobs@oaklandcityattorney.org
