Associate Solicitor - General Municipal

POSITION SUMMARY

The Associate City Solicitor ("ACS") is to serve as leader and manager of the General Municipal Group. The ACS hired for this position will be responsible for managing a team of lawyers who are responsible for the drafting, negotiation, and/or review of complex municipal transactional work on behalf of the municipal corporation. The ASC will collaborate with and mentor other attorneys and will assign projects. The ACS will also supervise support staff in their section.

About the Law Department:

The City of Pittsburgh Law Department serves as general counsel to the entire City government. We provide legal advice to the Mayor, City Council, City officials and employees, departments, agencies, boards, and commissions. The attorneys of the Law Department represent the City and its officials in litigation, including at trial and in appellate matters in state and federal courts. The Law Department also represents the City as a municipal corporation in drafting legislation, negotiating and documenting transactions, handling real estate matters, and advising on operational matters.

The Law Department is located in the City-County Building (Pittsburgh’s “City Hall”), 414 Grant Street, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

The Law Department offers a dynamic, collegial environment for the practice of law.

Department: Law

Salary: $124,197 per year

Qualifying Requirements:

WORK EXPERIENCE: The application requires a minimum of seven (7) years of full-time, complex transactional/contract experience. Prior or current representation of municipal or governmental agencies required.

EDUCATION/TRAINING: The application must clearly show a Juris Doctorate Degree and an active Pennsylvania license or be eligible to practice in Pennsylvania on the start date.

• Must provide a writing sample -please attach to your application prior to submission.

EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position. Therefore, no education/training and/or work experience may be substituted toward the qualifying requirements listed above.

POSITION DUTIES

• Manages lawyers and staff effectively in the Municipal Group. Manages workload for the entire Group, assigning projects and ensuring completion. Trains new lawyers to the Group. Ensures that lawyers are supported and overseen with respect to their work.
• Handles transactional projects including significant leases, bond issuances, real estate sales agreements and licenses, easements, software licenses, professional services agreements, and intergovernmental cooperation agreements.
• Drafts memorandum opinions on a wide variety of municipal issues including those involving the First Amendment, ethics, procurement, intellectual property, Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law authority, zoning, contracts, statutory interpretation, and real property. Communicates with internal clients and ensures that Group is responding expeditiously to the needs of their clients.
• Drafts and/or reviews legislation, regulations, forms, rules, plans, and policies for passage, implementation, or enforcement in compliance with applicable law.
• Maintains and develops expertise about laws, regulations, and court decisions affecting municipal legal issues.
• Performs other related tasks and duties as assigned or required by the City Solicitor.

BENEFITS

• Health, Dental, Vision
• Pension
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal Days