Job Number:  01-251107-02:  Assistant City Attorney 

Company Name:  City of Kansas City, Missouri City Attorney's Office

Assistant City Attorney - Litigation

• Represents the City in lawsuits in which the City is an interested party, whereas most cases in the Litigation division are defensive cases: motor vehicle accidents, property damage (water main/sewer breaks), employment, breach of contract, and constitutional cases.
• Represents the City in affirmative litigation such as opioids, car theft, or police funding litigation.
• Handles all aspects of a lawsuit, including factual investigation, responding to charges of discrimination, answering or moving to dismiss a petition, conducting/responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, motion work, settlement negotiation, and representing the City at hearings, trials, arbitrations, and appeals.
• Performs substantial legal research and writing, as well as critical thinking, risk assessment and management, and independent judgment.
• Provides legal opinions, present before Council, assist Corporate Legal Services with mitigating risk, and perform other tasks as assigned by the City Attorney.
• Works independently and as part of a team. 


Interested Parties/How to Apply:     

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