Contract Opportunities

02-220914-01: City Prosecutor

City of Richmond, Missouri

Richmond, Missouri

The City of Richmond is seeking a City Prosecutor.

The duties of the City Prosecutor are to primarily prosecute criminal, traffic violations, housing code and property maintenance violations of the City’s ordinances before the Municipal Judge or before any Circuit Judge hearing violations of the City’s ordinances.

Job Number: 02-220914-01: City Prosecutor

Company Name:  City of Richmond

The City of Richmond is seeking a City Prosecutor.

The duties of the City Prosecutor are to primarily prosecute criminal, traffic violations, housing code and property maintenance violations of the City’s ordinances before the Municipal Judge or before any Circuit Judge hearing violations of the City’s ordinances.

The current schedule is:  Second Thursday of each month from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm

Interested Parties/How to Apply:

Interested applicants should submit resumes and cover letters describing their prosecutorial, municipal court, and trial experience to:

Courtney Williams, Human Resources
Richmond City Hall
205 Summit Street
Richmond, Missouri 64085

hr@cityofrichmondmo.org
Fax: 816-776-8216

Applications should reach the City of Richmond no later than 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2022.
We anticipate holding the interviews the week of October 17, 2022.

Personal residency within the City of Richmond is NOT required.

Posted: September 14, 2022

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02-220906-01: Contract Public Defender

Missouri State Public Defender

Statewide within Missouri

Join the team of private attorneys who uphold the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in your area of the state as one of Missouri's Contract Public Defenders (also referred to as Panel Attorneys or Special Public Defenders).

The Missouri State Public Defender seeks attorneys in private practice in Missouri to serve as independent contractors who provide legal representation to indigent clients charged with criminal offenses facing the possibility of incarceration.

Job Number: 02-220906-01: 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:

Attorneys wishing to be eligible to receive contract cases from MSPD must submit a Panel Attorney Application.

Panel Attorney Applications can be obtained via the MSPD website at https://publicdefender.mo.gov/private-counsel-opportunities/mspd-contracting/ or by emailing case.contracting@mspd.mo.gov.

Send completed applications by mail, fax, or email to:

Missouri State Public Defender
Attn: Case Contracting
Woodrail Centre
1000 W. Nifong, Building 7, Suite 100
Columbia, Missouri 65203

Fax: 573-777-9976

Email: case.contracting@mspd.mo.gov

Posted: September 6, 2022

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02-220824-01: City Attorney (RFQ)

City of Savannah

Savannah, Missouri

The City of Savannah, Missouri is seeking a law firm or individual attorney to provide services on a contract basis.

Law firms and attorneys are invited to submit qualifications and proposals for the provision of these services.

Job Number: 02-220824-01: City Attorney (RFQ)

Company Name: City of Savannah

The City of Savannah, Missouri (City) is seeking a law firm or individual attorney to provide City Attorney services on a contract basis.

Law firms and attorneys are invited to submit qualifications and proposals for the provision of these services.

October 3, 2022: The Board of Aldermen will evaluate the proposals and select a preferred respondent to begin contract negotiations.
If multiple firms have exceptional proposals, the selection committee will select a short-listed group of finalists for interviews.

Interested Parties/How to Apply:

DEADLINE SUBMISSION: All proposals must be received no later than September 26, 2022.

If interested please visit the City of Savannah page at www.savannahmo.net or contact City Clerk Brooke Bell, brookebell@savannahmo.net or call (816)324-3315 for a copy of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

Sealed proposals marked RFQ City Attorney must be submitted by 10 a.m. CST on the 26th day of September, 2022 to the:

City Clerk
402 Court
Savannah, Missouri 64485

Posted: August 24, 2022

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02-220818-01: Guardian Ad Litem

St. Louis County Circuit Court

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 guardian ad litem (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: 02-220818-01: Guardian Ad Litem

Company Name: St. Louis County Circuit Court (Family Court)

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.

The current retainer is in the amount of $2,300.00 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.

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.

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 September 30, 2022 ):

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.

Posted: August 18, 2022

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02-220812-01: Litigation Attorney

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

St. Louis, Missouri

Greensfelder is one of the largest full service law firms in St. Louis, with regional, national and international clients.

Our diverse group of talented attorneys provide the highest quality legal skills and innovation to address and support the business needs of a broad range of business organizations.

The Firm represents public and private businesses, of all sizes, in all industries.

Our core values support our clients, employees and communities: quality, people-focused, ownership, equity, collaboration, and determination.

Job Number: 02-220812-01: Litigation Attorney

Company: Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. has a need for a full-time attorney for its Litigation Department.

This is a temporary position for six to nine months working closely with the eDiscovery and legal case teams to ensure electronic discovery is completed efficiently and defensibly.

We seek a candidate with the demonstrable ability and strong desire to thrive in a team environment that provides excellent client service.

This position will pay a competitive hourly rate. This is a contract position with the potential opportunity for an extension.

Job responsibilities:
• Supervise and quality control document reviews.
• Evaluate issues on privilege.
• Assist with managing project teams.
• Oversee privilege logging and review.
• Initial analysis of documents to help advise on best workflows using advanced Relativity features.
• Supplement case team by providing additional oversight, expertise, and help with managing documents and drafting of review protocols.
• Utilize advanced Relativity functions to locate relevant documents needed by case teams.

Qualifications:
• 2+ years of practice handling litigation matters.
• E-discovery experience with working knowledge of Relativity preferred.
• Hands-on experience with large scale document reviews, predictive coding workflows, project management, and a detailed understanding of discovery law, including the jurisprudence of attorney-client privilege and work-product protections.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Juris Doctor degree (JD) and must be a member of the Missouri State Bar.

Interested Parties/How to Apply:
Apply online for this position.

Posted: August 12, 2022

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