City Solicitor (CAF 21 Non-Union FLSA Exempt)
The City of Medford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/504 Employer Residents of the City of Medford, Women, People of Color, Veterans and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.
DEPARTMENT: Law Department
HOURS OF WORK: Full-time (35 hours/weekly) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM; Friday 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
SALARY: $122,244.19 - $140,000.21 annually (CAF 21 Non-Union FLSA Exempt)

BASIC FUNCTION: The City Solicitor is the chief administrator of the City’s Law department and is responsible for overseeing the provision of legal services to the City of Medford, the Mayor, City Council, all City departments, boards, and commissions. Attendance at some events, community meetings and other outside agencies which will include some evenings and weekends.

SUPERVISION: Reports directly to the Mayor.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 
SUPERVISION REQUIRED:  Under the administrative direction, the employee works from municipal policies and objectives, establishing short and longrange plans and objectives, personal performance standards, and assumes direct accountability for department results. Employee consults with supervisor only where clarification, interpretation, or exception to municipal policy may be required. The employee exercises control in the development of departmental policies, goals, objectives. The employee is also expected to resolve all conflicts that arise and coordinate with others, as necessary. Employees at this level are expected to exercise whatever reasonable means are necessary to resolve conflicts that cannot be addressed at the departmental level.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Supervisory responsibility for a major department of the City with responsibility for the supervision over individuals including service delivery, training, evaluation and disciplining of subordinates, budget development and control. Directs and coordinates the operation of the department through subordinate supervisors who are responsible for supervision over individual departments. The employee provides direct management responsibility over assigned employees.
JUDGMENT: Work is performed based on administrative or municipal policies, general principles, legislation, or directives that pertain to a specific department or functional area. Extensive judgment and ingenuity are required to develop new or adapt existing methods and approaches for accomplishing objectives or to deal with new or unusual requirements within the limits of the guidelines or policies. The employee is recognized as the department or functional area’s authority in interpreting the guidelines, regulations, or laws, in determining how they should be applied, and in developing operating policies. The employee also must be able to direct the overall activity of the municipality by accepting responsibility while exercising authority for planning, operation, and oversight.
NATURE AND PURPOSE OF RELATIONSHIPS: The employee has constant interaction with local, state, and federal government officials, community leaders, and any other individuals to protect and promote the municipality's overall interest. Employees must possess a high degree of diplomacy and judgment and must be able to work effectively with, and influence, all types of people. Duties require a well-developed sense of strategy and timing in representing the municipality effectively in critical and important situations that may influence the well-being of the municipality.
CONFIDENTIALITY: The employee has access to any and all confidential information on a municipal-wide basis including official personnel files, collective bargaining negotiations, lawsuits, criminal records/investigations, client records, department records as well as medical and psychological records of employees and litigants and conversations with clients in accordance with the Board of Bar Overseers regulations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: While performing the duties of this position, an employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear, in person and by telephone, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment, (such as calculators, copiers, typewriters, fax and personal computers) and reach with hands and arms.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Standard indoor office environment. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.
ADDRESS ALL COVER LETTERS AND RESUMES TO:Human Resources Department
City of Medford
Medford City Hall – Room 204
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155
Or send cover letter and resume with the job title in the subject line to jobs@medford-ma.gov 
For the posting, please visit the City of Medford's website – www.medfordma.org