City Attorney
Apply NowCompany: City & Borough of Juneau, AK
Location: Juneau, AK 99801
Description:
Salary: $175,000.00 Annually
Location : Juneau (Downtown)
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202400357
Department: Law
Opening Date: 05/14/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Number: 222009
Bargaining Unit: Unrepresented
Pay Range: 77
Hours Per Week: 40
Telework Availability: Not Available
Description
Do you have the leadership skills to successfully and effectively
manage a high functioning Law Office?
Are you interested in being a key contributor of the Executive Team
responsible for assuring excellent public service?
If you answered "yes" to these questions, you may have what it takes
to join the CBJ leadership team.
The City Attorney is the Law Department's principal Executive Officer and serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the City & Borough of Juneau. The City Attorney is the chief legal officer for the municipality and is responsible for providing legal representation and advice on all matters. The City Attorney is also responsible for providing executive leadership, direction, and management for the Law Department with the goal of providing outstanding legal services and opinions for the CBJ, its Assembly, Directors, officers, boards, and departments including enterprise operations.
WORKING HOURS AND LOCATION
This position generally works Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. with frequent meetings outside of regular work hours. The City Attorney's office is located in the Sealaska Building in downtown Juneau.
Typical Responsibilities
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The successful candidate will have experience working as counsel to groups such as committees, boards and assemblies; experience drafting ordinances, resolutions, policies, contracts, leases and agreements; experience supervising legal staff and managing a law office including budgeting, fiscal control, program planning and development, strategic planning; principles and practices of employee supervision including employee development, training, performance evaluation and progressive discipline; experience with contract negotiations; experience drafting budgets and operating plans for a legal department; knowledge and experience with diverse ethnic and cultural groups; experience with criminal and civil litigation; knowledge of applicable federal, state and municipal laws, rules, and regulations as well as legal principles and practices; court procedures, and community/public relations.
In addition, the successful candidate will have skill in leading and motivating others; working effectively and constructively with the media; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the legal community, coworkers and clients, city officials, and the public; planning, organizing, and directing the activities of a municipal legal department; understanding and interpreting complex statutes, ordinances, regulations, and standards; reviewing and evaluating the work of subordinate staff to ensure that standards are met; identifying employee training needs and developing and coordinating programs and activities to improve professional skills, ability and performance; preparing detailed reports documenting the facts and actions regarding criminal and civil incidents; and evaluating services to determine if they meet Assembly needs.
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a Juris Doctorate, be licensed to practice law in the State of Alaska and be a member in good standing with the Alaska Bar. It is desired that the successful applicant have ten (10) years of municipal, legislative, or large organization legal experience, and have demonstrated competence and knowledge in a broad range of municipal legal issues including; land use, insurance, labor and employee relations.
Special Note: The successful candidate must be able to travel to various locations within the City and Borough of Juneau to meet program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, maintenance of a valid Alaska driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required.
Special Note: Appointment to the City Attorney position will be made conditionally pending successful completion of all portions of the background process.
Supplemental Information
Starting Salary begins at $175,000 annually
Actual Salary is negotiable (DOQ)
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION
Please attach a resume to your application.
HIRING MANAGER CONTACT INFO
For more information about this position, or the City and Borough of Juneau, please contact:
Dallas Hargrave
Human Resources & Risk Management Director
Note: The City Attorney is within exempt service and serves at the pleasure of the City Assembly. Applications received are subject to public disclosure.
The selected candidate must have unquestioned ethics and personal integrity. All information provided by the candidate will be verified. Candidates who materially misrepresent any information provided in the employment process will be excluded from consideration or dismissed if already employed.
This announcement remains open until filled. The first round of applications will be reviewed beginning Friday, June 14, 2024.
Please read the below information carefully to ensure your application submission meets all submittal requirements.
Education
If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must document your education in your application, and you may be required to provide transcripts.
Work Experience
If you are using work experience to meet the minimum qualifications, you must document your work experience in the application.
If your application does not support minimum qualifications, you may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
Application Assistance
For questions regarding application submission or system operation errors, please visit: If your question is not answered in the FAQ, you may contact the Department of Human Resources & Risk Management at ([redacted] or [redacted].
For applicant password assistance, please visit:
EEO Statement
The City & Borough of Juneau complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call ([redacted] or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or [redacted], or correspond with the Department of Human Resources & Risk Management at [redacted] or 155 Heritage Way, Juneau, AK 99801. The City and Borough of Juneau is an equal opportunity employer.
Careers with the City & Borough of Juneau offer Many Benefits
The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the City & Borough of Juneau. Actual benefits received may differ based on position type and will be prorated for other than full time work.
Incumbents of Part-time Limited, Eaglecrest Limited, Short-term Temporary, Emergency and Intern positions are not eligible for the benefits described below.
Insurance Benefits
Retirement Benefits
For more information on health, retirement and optional benefits for eligible employees visit:
Paid Leave and Holidays
Employee Wellness Program
The Employee Wellness Program assists employees in making choices that support their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. The program provides:
For more information on the Employee Wellness Program visit .
Additional Perks
Location : Juneau (Downtown)
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202400357
Department: Law
Opening Date: 05/14/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Number: 222009
Bargaining Unit: Unrepresented
Pay Range: 77
Hours Per Week: 40
Telework Availability: Not Available
Description
Do you have the leadership skills to successfully and effectively
manage a high functioning Law Office?
Are you interested in being a key contributor of the Executive Team
responsible for assuring excellent public service?
If you answered "yes" to these questions, you may have what it takes
to join the CBJ leadership team.
The City Attorney is the Law Department's principal Executive Officer and serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the City & Borough of Juneau. The City Attorney is the chief legal officer for the municipality and is responsible for providing legal representation and advice on all matters. The City Attorney is also responsible for providing executive leadership, direction, and management for the Law Department with the goal of providing outstanding legal services and opinions for the CBJ, its Assembly, Directors, officers, boards, and departments including enterprise operations.
WORKING HOURS AND LOCATION
This position generally works Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. with frequent meetings outside of regular work hours. The City Attorney's office is located in the Sealaska Building in downtown Juneau.
Typical Responsibilities
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The successful candidate will have experience working as counsel to groups such as committees, boards and assemblies; experience drafting ordinances, resolutions, policies, contracts, leases and agreements; experience supervising legal staff and managing a law office including budgeting, fiscal control, program planning and development, strategic planning; principles and practices of employee supervision including employee development, training, performance evaluation and progressive discipline; experience with contract negotiations; experience drafting budgets and operating plans for a legal department; knowledge and experience with diverse ethnic and cultural groups; experience with criminal and civil litigation; knowledge of applicable federal, state and municipal laws, rules, and regulations as well as legal principles and practices; court procedures, and community/public relations.
In addition, the successful candidate will have skill in leading and motivating others; working effectively and constructively with the media; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the legal community, coworkers and clients, city officials, and the public; planning, organizing, and directing the activities of a municipal legal department; understanding and interpreting complex statutes, ordinances, regulations, and standards; reviewing and evaluating the work of subordinate staff to ensure that standards are met; identifying employee training needs and developing and coordinating programs and activities to improve professional skills, ability and performance; preparing detailed reports documenting the facts and actions regarding criminal and civil incidents; and evaluating services to determine if they meet Assembly needs.
Minimum Qualifications
Desired Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a Juris Doctorate, be licensed to practice law in the State of Alaska and be a member in good standing with the Alaska Bar. It is desired that the successful applicant have ten (10) years of municipal, legislative, or large organization legal experience, and have demonstrated competence and knowledge in a broad range of municipal legal issues including; land use, insurance, labor and employee relations.
Special Note: The successful candidate must be able to travel to various locations within the City and Borough of Juneau to meet program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, maintenance of a valid Alaska driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required.
Special Note: Appointment to the City Attorney position will be made conditionally pending successful completion of all portions of the background process.
Supplemental Information
Starting Salary begins at $175,000 annually
Actual Salary is negotiable (DOQ)
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION
Please attach a resume to your application.
HIRING MANAGER CONTACT INFO
For more information about this position, or the City and Borough of Juneau, please contact:
Dallas Hargrave
Human Resources & Risk Management Director
Note: The City Attorney is within exempt service and serves at the pleasure of the City Assembly. Applications received are subject to public disclosure.
The selected candidate must have unquestioned ethics and personal integrity. All information provided by the candidate will be verified. Candidates who materially misrepresent any information provided in the employment process will be excluded from consideration or dismissed if already employed.
This announcement remains open until filled. The first round of applications will be reviewed beginning Friday, June 14, 2024.
Please read the below information carefully to ensure your application submission meets all submittal requirements.
Education
If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must document your education in your application, and you may be required to provide transcripts.
Work Experience
If you are using work experience to meet the minimum qualifications, you must document your work experience in the application.
If your application does not support minimum qualifications, you may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
Application Assistance
For questions regarding application submission or system operation errors, please visit: If your question is not answered in the FAQ, you may contact the Department of Human Resources & Risk Management at ([redacted] or [redacted].
For applicant password assistance, please visit:
EEO Statement
The City & Borough of Juneau complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call ([redacted] or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or [redacted], or correspond with the Department of Human Resources & Risk Management at [redacted] or 155 Heritage Way, Juneau, AK 99801. The City and Borough of Juneau is an equal opportunity employer.
Careers with the City & Borough of Juneau offer Many Benefits
The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the City & Borough of Juneau. Actual benefits received may differ based on position type and will be prorated for other than full time work.
Incumbents of Part-time Limited, Eaglecrest Limited, Short-term Temporary, Emergency and Intern positions are not eligible for the benefits described below.
Insurance Benefits
- Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
- No cost employee only plan available
- Employer paid Basic Life insurance--$5,000 for employee, spouse & dependents
- Additional optional coverage available
- Travel protection & financial services offered as part of the Life Insurance coverage
- Optional group-based insurance premiums for
- Term life with Accidental Death and Dismemberment (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
- Short-term Disability
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
- Employer fully funded Dependent Care Flex plan at open enrollment after 1 year of employment
Retirement Benefits
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program, depending on your date of hire
- Option to enroll in the City & Borough of Juneau's Deferred Compensation Program with MissionSquare
- Employer match available for participating PERS Tier IV employees
- Note: The Defined Contribution Plan & Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options
For more information on health, retirement and optional benefits for eligible employees visit:
Paid Leave and Holidays
- Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
- 21 days of PL within first year of employment
- Personal leave includes Sick leave
- Twelve paid holidays a year
- Six weeks Paid Parental Leave (to eligible employees)
Employee Wellness Program
The Employee Wellness Program assists employees in making choices that support their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. The program provides:
- An opportunity to earn a health insurance premium discount of $1300 per year
- An Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Pass Discounts to local and CBJ recreation facilities
- Health related webinars
- Office Ergonomic Assessments
For more information on the Employee Wellness Program visit .
Additional Perks
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer
- Parking passes or bus passes provided for employees working in the downtown offices