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About the Role
About You
- License to practice law in the State of California.
- Three years’ experience in civil trial preparation and actual trial experience in the California Superior Court.
- Knowledge of the California Government Code and its application to public entities.
- Understanding of claims for damages and claims procedures.
- Mediation and/or arbitration experience.
- Demonstrated extensive research and writing skills.
- Strong oral communication skills.
- Inverse condemnation defense experience.
- Litigation knowledge regarding dangerous condition of public property matters.
- Experience with municipal law.
- Experience in effectively dealing with public officials, departmental personnel, and members of the public.
- Personal injury and property damage defense.
Benefits
- Potential for up to 2 days of telework per week.
- Appointment subject to a two-year probationary period.
The Office of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is responsible for providing advice and legal opinions to every officer, department head, board, commission or other unit of the City and preparing and signing off on all contracts and other legal relationships of the City of Los Angeles. The City Attorney interprets federal, state, county and municipal laws for Los Angeles, drafts City ordinances and is responsible for the application, implementation, and enforcement of all laws within the jurisdiction, defending the City and its charter. In addition, the City Attorney approves and documents all transactions to which the City is a party, oversees all litigation and other proceedings in which Los Angeles is involved and is responsible for civil and criminal misdemeanor enforcement actions. As the City’s chief prosecutor, Feldstein Soto oversees the prosecution of misdemeanors and the administration of criminal justice, including alternatives to incarceration. Her team of nearly 1,000 legal professionals, including 500+ attorneys, carries out the City’s legal work at her direction and under her supervision. As City Attorney, Feldstein Soto is the City’s general counsel and serves as legal advisor to the Mayor, City Council, and to the hundreds of boards, departments, officers and entities that make up the City of Los Angeles. Learn more at https://cityattorney.lacity.gov.