Overview

Position Title:Assistant City Attorney

Company:City Of Aurora

Location:CO 80012, CO

Job Description:

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we’re growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:  Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

Responsibilities:

  • Interviews victims and witnesses of crimes
  • Conducts research for trials and appellate briefs
  • Performs other related duties as required
  • Provides direct legal service on a variety of matters concerning and/or related to the Charter,
  • Ordinances, or rules and regulations of the City
  • Researches legal casework pertinent to ongoing legal matters
  • Searches for, reads, and analyzes legal newsletters, journals, ordinances, books, and case notes
  • pertinent to on-going legal matters
  • Performs a wide variety of legal projects for the City Attorney’s Office and Municipal Court
  • Prepares pleadings, undertakes discovery and drafts appeals
  • Serves as a criminal trial and appellate attorney in the Criminal Division
  • Prepares and tries cases of city code violations
  • Enters into plea negotiations with defendants or their attorneys during pretrial conferences

Requirements:

  • High learning agility, driven to continuously develop existing and new skills
  • Ability to work effectively within and to contribute to a team approach to providing legal services
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively build relationships and manage conflict
  • Ability to effectively deal with change and ambiguity
  • Undisputed integrity and trust
  • High energy, positive “can do” attitude with a high level of accountability for driving results
  • Excellent problem solving, negotiating and communication skills
  • Strong focus on customer needs and approachability