There is an immediate opening for a Deputy City Attorney in the Real Property Division of the Real Estate Branch for an attorney with experience handling real property transactions, including leasing, acquisitions, sales, and development. As one of several Real Estate Branch teams, the Real Property Division provides legal advice and services to the Mayor, the City Council, and various City departments on a broad range of real estate matters, inc...
The Workers’ Compensation Division is responsible for defending the City of Los Angeles in industrial injury claims litigated before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Attorneys in the Workers’ Compensation Division represent the City of Los Angeles in workers’ compensation cases filed by City employees. . The responsibilities of these positions require appearances before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) and on occasion, in th...
History of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. . ". The city attorney is both the city government's lawyer and a criminal prosecutor. In its early days, Los Angeles had a procurador syndico whose duty was to defend public rights. One of the municipal officers specified in the 1850 Act of Incorporation was the city attorney. The 1925 charter added a city prosecutor. That office was abolished in 1932, and the city attorney assumed its duties. T...
History of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. . "The city attorney is both the city government's lawyer and a criminal prosecutor. In its early days, Los Angeles had a prosecutor whose duty was to defend public rights. One of the municipal officers specified in the 1850 Act of Incorporation was the city attorney. The 1925 charter added a city prosecutor. That office was abolished in 1932, and the city attorney assumed its duties. The city at...
History of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. . "The city attorney is both the city government's lawyer and a criminal prosecutor. In its early days, Los Angeles had a prosecutor whose duty was to defend public rights. One of the municipal officers specified in the 1850 Act of Incorporation was the city attorney. The 1925 charter added a city prosecutor. That office was abolished in 1932, and the city attorney assumed its duties. The city at...
History of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. . "The city attorney is both the city government's lawyer and a criminal prosecutor. In its early days, Los Angeles had a prosecutor whose duty was to defend public rights. One of the municipal officers specified in the 1850 Act of Incorporation was the city attorney. The 1925 charter added a city prosecutor. That office was abolished in 1932, and the city attorney assumed its duties. The city at...
The General Counsel Division serves as counsel to the City’s officers and various departments. The General Counsel’s Infrastructure Team is an important part of the General Counsel Division and serves as the counsel to the Department of Public Works and the Department of Transportation, as well as their respective Boards of Commissioners and City Council oversight committees. The Department Public Works and its five operating Bureaus – Engineerin...
The Workers’ Rights Division is responsible for providing advice to the Bureau of Contract Administration’s Office of Wage Standards and Contract Compliance, Council Offices and City departments related to various social policy and workers’ rights issues. The Workers’ Rights Division also advises Council offices on social policies including policies that provide rights and protections to workers in the City of Los Angeles and workers of City cont...
Criminal Branch attorneys prosecute misdemeanor criminal cases from court offices located throughout Los Angeles. The Regulatory Division focuses on code enforcement and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on enforcement against illegal cannabis activity in the City. The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney works closely with local law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Califo...
Criminal Branch attorneys prosecute misdemeanor criminal cases from court offices located throughout Los Angeles. The Regulatory Division focuses on code enforcement and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on enforcement against illegal cannabis activity in the City. The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney works closely with local law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Califo...
POLA Division attorneys work closely, under the supervision of the Division’s General Counsel, with the members of the Board of Harbor Commissioners and Harbor Department management and staff on a wide variety of legal matters pertaining to the operation of the Port. The selected candidate is expected to focus on civil litigation, both defensive and affirmative, and appeals with an emphasis on employment and personnel matters. The POLA Division r...
The Airports Division acts as General Counsel to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), its officers and employees, and the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board). LAWA is the governing body for Los Angeles International and Van Nuys General Aviation Airports. The Division is currently comprised of twenty (21) attorneys and eleven (11) support staff members. Attorneys in the Division handle a wide variety of litigation and transactional matters. This...
