Contract Opportunities

Job Number:  02-250311-01: Contract Public Defender

Company Name:  Missouri State Public Defender

The Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) utilizes Panel Attorneys who accept individual case assignments on a contract basis as Contract Public Defenders.

MSPD panel attorneys serve as independent contractors and are able to maintain their current law practices. Panel attorneys select the judicial circuits in which they accept cases as well as the types of cases they accept. Contract rates are paid per case and vary depending on the case type. MSPD pays mileage, additional compensation for days spent in trial, and covers necessary litigation expenses when requested and pre-approved. Panel attorneys obtain important courtroom and trial experience and can attend some MSPD training events.

Public Defenders serve a critical mission - to ensure that indigent members of the local community are afforded their right to zealous legal representation regardless of their ability to pay.

Join the team of private attorneys who uphold the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in your area of the State.

Apply to become a Contract Public Defender.



Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

Farber, Missouri

City attorney for a small municipality of approximately three hundrend (300) people.

We are located in Eastern Audrain County approximately thirty (30) miles from Mexico Missouri and Hannibal Missouri. 

Job Number:  02-250228-01: City Attorney

Company Name:  City of Farber


The City of Farber is accepting sealed bids for a City Attorney and Prosecutor.

As the City Attorney you shall diligently and to the best of your ability perform any and all legal services for the City generally encompassed within the scope of the position of "City Prosecuting Attorney" and "City Attorney".

These services include but are not limited to: representing the City in any and all municipal and criminal matters.
Attend and represent the City in regularly scheduled Municipal Court docket.
Attending and representing the City in one regularly scheduled City Council meeting normally scheduled on the second Monday of each month.
Attending and representing the City in any and all appeals to the Circuit Court within municipal and criminal matters.

Representation will be needed beginning April 1, 2025.


Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

Anyone interested should submit a bid on or before March 25, 2025 to:

The City of Farber
PO Box 37
214 E Hwy 54
Farber, Missouri 63345

If you have any questions, please direct them to the City Clerk at 573-249-3652 or email cityoffarber214@outlook.com.

Martinsburg, Missouri

The City of Martinsburg is seeking applications for the part-time position of city attorney.

The position requires familiariaty all aspects of municipal law. 

Job Number:  02-250218-01: City Attorney

Company Name:  City of Martinsburg


The City of Martinsburg is seeking applications for the position of city attorney.

Previous individuals have committed ten hours per month to the duties required of the position including attending monthly council meetings.


Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

Contact City of Martinsburg
P O Box 128
Martinsburg, Missouri 65264


Phone - 573.492.6616

Clayton, Missouri

Family Court (Juvenile Division) of St. Louis County is seeking an attorney to serve as guardian ad litem (GAL) in the Family Court to handle juvenile matters/parent attorney.

A GAL who serves the Court must commit to serve on various Family Court (Juvenile) cases on an as needed basis for a monthly retainer to be paid by public funds.

Job Number:  02-250207-01:  Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) - Family Court - Juvenile Division

Company Name:  St. Louis County Circuit Court


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited law school, possession of a current license to practice law in the State of Missouri, up to three (3) years of trial experience preferred; preferably in juvenile or family law (additional years of trial experience and guardian ad litem experience are highly preferred), and completion of necessary guardian ad litem training as required by the Supreme Court of Missouri.

Note: This position is subject to continued availability of funding.

The current retainer is in the amount of $2,500.00 per month.

Payments for time expended in adoption, guardianship of minor, and termination of parental rights matters may be made over and above the retainer fee.



Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

To apply, please send a current resume, along with a cover letter, to SLCCourtJobs@courts.mo.gov or to the following address (application materials must be postmarked by March 28, 2025):

Family Court of St. Louis County
Attn: Human Resources Department
105 South Central Avenue
Clayton, Missouri  63105

EOE

Please contact the Human Resources Department at 615-4471 (voice) or RelayMo 711 or 800-735-2966 if you need any accommodations in the application process, or if you would like this posting in an alternative form.

St. Louis, Missouri

The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court - City of St. Louis Family Court seeks applicants for a Contract Position for Court - Appointed Attorney.
 
Provides legal representation as Guardian ad Litem to protect the best interest of juveniles or parents, and/or provide legal services as court-appointed counsel for parents in juvenile matters filed in Family Court on a part-time contracted basis.

Must possess a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law Degree and be a member of The Missouri Bar in good standing and completion of training that conforms to the Supreme Court of Missouri 2011 Standards and Comments for Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile and Family Court Division Matters in order to be certified as a Guardian ad Litem.

Job Number:  02-250205-01:  Contract - Appointed Attorney

Company Name: The Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Court - City of St. Louis Family Court


TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF MISSOURI
FAMILY COURT – JUVENILE DIVISION
920 N. Vandeventer
St. Louis, MO 63108

CONTRACT POSITION FOR COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY


QUALIFICATIONS:
Must possess a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law Degree and be a member of The Missouri Bar in good standing and completion of training that conforms to the Supreme Court of Missouri 2011 Standards and Comments for Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile and Family Court Division Matters in order to be certified as a Guardian ad Litem.


DESCRIPTION:
Provides legal representation as Guardian ad Litem to protect the best interest of juveniles or parents, and/or provide legal services as court-appointed counsel for parents in juvenile matters filed in Family Court on a part-time contracted basis.


CLOSING DATE:
Resumes will be accepted until position is filled.



Interested Parties/How to Apply:     
 
Send Resume and Cover Letter to: stl.resumes@courts.mo.gov

EOE

No phone calls.

Branson West, Missouri

The City of Branson West has a City Attorney contract position available.

Law firms and attorneys are invited to submit qualifications and proposals for the provision of these services. Proposals must include a summary of relevant municipal experience for each lawyer and a fee proposal.

Award of this contract, if any, will be to the individual attorney or firm deemed best qualified, in accordance with the selection criteria, to perform the services outlined in this RFP and other services deemed necessary by the City. Pricing, while an important factor; will be only one criterion used to evaluate the responses to the RFP.

Job Number:  02-250117-01:  City Attorney

Company Name:  The City of Branson West


The City of Branson West is a fourth-class city in Stone County, Missouri, with a population of approximately 500. However, the City has a substantial retail sector to support its large tourist population, a modern municipal airport with a 5,000 ft concrete runway, a wastewater collection system and water supply system that serves an area larger than the City, and ample land for the development of parks and recreation facilities.

Additional growth is signaled by the recent annexation of Silver Dollar City along with Silver Dollar City’s plans to construct a large resort hotel near the center of the City. The City has a police department; however, ambulance and fire protection services are provided by special districts.

The City has a separate prosecutor and conducts its municipal court in its own courtroom, as a division of Stone County Circuit Court.

Scope of Services
The City Attorney will provide general municipal legal services, working closely with the City Administrator and the City Clerk, with significant involvement with the City’s planning, engineering and financial consultants. Assignments for the City Attorney include contract review and preparation of ordinances, as well as responding to requests for advice concerning bidding, employee relations, planning and zoning, acquisition of easements, real estate transactions, nuisance abatement, infrastructure financing, Sunshine Law compliance, review of pending legislation and new laws, and other typical municipal matters.

The City requests one attorney be designated as the point of contact or lead attorney. Accessibility to and a timely response from the attorney is essential to the position.

Minimum qualifications include a license to practice in the State of Missouri, membership in good standing of the Missouri Bar and five years of experience in advising one or more Missouri municipalities.

Attendance upon request at meetings of the Board of Aldermen and other boards is required.


Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

Submit proposals by email to cityclerk@bransonwestmo.gov by February 15, 2025