Assistant City Attorney II

Assistant City Attorney II City of Livonia - 4.1 Livonia, MI Job Details Full-time $94,473.60 - $119,204.80 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Legal presentation of evidence Legal writing Legal discovery English Mid-level Legal argument analysis Discovery preparation Alternative dispute resolution Negotiation Courtroom preparation Full Job Description JOB $94,473.60 - $119,204.80

Annually Starting Salary:

$94,473.60

After Six Months of Successful Employment:

$96,262.40

After One Year of Successful Employment:

$98,051.20Maximum salary is achieved after four successful years of employment.

NOTE:

Annual salary adjustments may also occur, based on collective bargaining agreements.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

The Assistant City Attorney II performs municipal legal work under the supervision and direction of the City Attorney. Their primary focus will be upon the City's civil litigation in state and federal courts. With time and training, they may also be engaged to support 16th District Court prosecutions of civil infractions and misdemeanor violations, Michigan Tax Tribunal matters, land use and transactional matters, as well as provide advise to the Administration, City Council, Department Heads and Commission. As the Livonia Law Department is relatively small considering the scope of service it provides, all staff are expected to assist each other as needed in various capacities.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Knowledge of:

Civil Litigation, civil procedure and rules of evidenceFamiliarity with drafting pleadings, briefs along with discovery requests and responses.

Alternative Dispute ResolutionAbility to: Communicate orally in the English language with witnesses, judges, other agencies, and members of the public by telephone or in a one-to-one or group settingAnalyze, appraise, and organize facts, evidence, and precedents and to present such materials effectively, both orally and in writingDetermine the limits of action available to opponents and the probable course of action of the opponents in court casesPresent and argue cases in courtWork smoothly with unanticipated situations when these ariseProduce written documents with clearly-organized thoughts with proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammarNegotiate settlementsDemonstrate sound judgmentWork cooperatively with others

NOTE:

At the time of appointment, applicants are required to pass a pre-employment medical examination conducted by a physician authorized by the City of Livonia.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this examination is to establish an eligible list to fill current, future, regular, and/or temporary vacancies.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications can be completed anytime online at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/livonia. If work experience and/or specific skills are listed as qualifications, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to describe their experience and/or skills sufficiently in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application so that it may be determined if they meet the stated qualifications. Applicants who do not comply will be disqualified from further consideration. Attachments or resumes are not accepted in place of completing the information requested on the official application. Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the next steps in the examination process.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

Appointees must satisfactorily complete a six-month probationary period before the appointment will be considered regular.