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$63.05-$110.45 Hourly / $10,929.00-$19,145.00 Monthly / $131,144.00-$229,736.00 Yearly
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code (class) and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
Civil
1. Prosecutes or defends civil actions in which the City is involved such as affirmative litigation, personal injury claims and property damage cases, family law and other litigation.
2. Prepares briefs on appeals, opinions or legal actions; assists in or handles preparation of other legal matters such as contracts, leases, deeds, insurance policies, bonds, charter amendments, ordinances and resolutions. May supervise and participate in all legal processes necessary to the enforcement of the reciprocal support act.
3. Provides advice and counsel to City departments, boards, commissions and others including drafting legal opinions and legislation.
4. Represents the City on regulatory matters before courts and administrative bodies on taxation matters; represents the city in eminent domain cases necessary to acquiring land for redevelopment purposes.
5. Represents the City on transaction matters including the negotiation and drafting of public works, professional services, purchase, real estate and other contracts.
6. Performs professional legal work in all phases of estate administration in Public Administrator's office; may also perform a wide variety of professional legal work in connection with child support civil cases.
7. Performs other related duties as required.
Criminal
1. Serves as a counsel to persons charged with the commission of crimes who are financially unable to employ counsel; represents such defendants in criminal court and jury trials.
2. Tries jury and non-jury criminal cases in the Superior Court; interviews witnesses; conducts and or supervises investigations and writes legal briefs in conjunction with assigned cases and trials.
3. Receives and investigates complaints from the general public and representatives of the police department to determine the necessity for issuing of citations or warrants; interviews witnesses and issues citations; conducts citation hearings and determines the necessity for issuing warrants.
4. Prepares daily court calendar and maintains various records of warrants and citations issued.
5. Performs other related duties as required.
These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.
Education:
Experience:
License and Certification:
Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California.
Substitution: