Associate Attorney/Attorney - Utilities

This position is subject to budget required furloughs implemented in the 2026 calendar year.

The City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (the “City”) is a municipal corporation and a home rule city duly organized and existing pursuant to Article XX, § 6 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs. This entry-level position will provide general legal services for the City and its enterprises, primarily its utility enterprise, Colorado Springs Utilities (“Utilities”), as defined by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, Colorado Constitution Article X, § 20 and City Charter VII, § 7-90, as part of a team of Utilities Division attorneys in the City Attorney's Office. More information about the City is available at www.coloradosprings.gov.

Utilities owns and operates electric generation, transmission and distribution facilities, water and wastewater treatment plants, water supply and distribution systems, a wastewater collection system, a natural gas distribution system, a fiber optic system, along with other utility infrastructure. Utilities also has power purchase agreements and electric storage agreements for renewable energy as part of its power portfolio.

All attorneys for the City are hired by the City Attorney and are part of the City Attorney's Office. All attorneys are exempt and at-will to the City Attorney. This position will report to the Utilities Division Chief, who is generally responsible for all enterprise/transactional matters for Utilities and who in turn reports directly to the Deputy City Attorney.

In this entry-level position, you will be part of the Colorado Springs City Attorney's Office Utilities Division. You will provide general transactional and advisory legal services for Utilities, including providing appropriate legal advice and drafting services to the Utilities Board of Directors.

This position will be responsible for representing Utilities in transactional matters, to include drafting, negotiating, analyzing, and advising clients on contracts; assisting departments with issues involving Utilities’ system extensions and standards; drafting, analyzing, and interpreting Utilities’ tariffs, rules and regulations, and standards; performing research and advising clients regarding regulatory requirements applicable to Utilities; and negotiating intergovernmental agreements with other governmental entities. Other job duties will include issuing or reviewing legal opinions, drafting City Ordinances and Resolutions, analyzing City Charter and City Code provisions, advising Utilities and City staff on applicable laws and regulations, presenting information to City Council in its legislative capacity and in its role as the Utilities’ Board of Directors. In addition, you will perform duties and responsibilities assigned by the City Attorney/Chief Legal Officer, Deputy City Attorney, or Utilities Division Chief. As an entry-level position, a significant part of this position will be to support attorneys in the Utilities Division and other Divisions with projects and assignments related to the City of Colorado Springs.

This position requires knowledge of substantive law; legal research skills, use of an electronic case management system; the ability to analyze, interpret, and apply legal principles, facts, evidence, and legal precedent; computer proficiency; superior oral and written communication skills; superior research, interpersonal, and collaboration skills; and the ability to work as a successful member of a team of attorneys representing the City in all its functions.

• This is an entry level position and no prior experience is required

• Four (4) years of full-time professional experience

• A Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Law degree from an ABA (American Bar Association) accredited law school
• Admission to the Colorado Bar as an attorney in good standing upon start date

• Valid Colorado Driver's license 
• Experience in providing legal advice on matters related to utilities, municipalities, or local government
• Experience representing or working with a Colorado or other governmental entity
• Experience advising a city council or other legislative/advisory board
• Experience with the Colorado Open Records Act
• Legal experience working on transactional matters

Please contact Shereen Ross at Shereen.Ross@ColoradoSprings.gov with any questions about this position.

The background check process for this position includes being fingerprinted. Fingerprints will be used to check the FBI's criminal history records.

Please Note: To strengthen your application and help us get to know your work, we encourage you to include three materials with your online submission: (1) your resume, (2) a cover letter, and (3) a writing sample. The writing sample should have been created within the past five years, be fewer than five pages, not be a pleading, and not contain privileged or confidential attorney-client communication unless a waiver has been obtained.

Salary : $85,526 - $102,672