Deputy City Attorney III- Labor & Employment

• Advising on administrative investigations of misconduct as well as the disciplinary process including throughout the pendency of the grievance process.
• Advising on the investigation and resolution of labor and employment and/or personnel-related claims and complaints against the City or City management including allegations involving harassment and discrimination and recommending appropriate actions to be taken.
• Advising clients including the City Administrator Employee Relations Director Human Resources Director Chief of Police and the Office of the Inspector General on personnel matters to help them comply with laws and policies and to help them identify various risks and manage them accordingly.
• Representing the City in administrative proceedings including labor arbitration hearings Civil Service Board hearings and hearings before the Public Employee Relations Board.
• Advising the City Administrator Employee Relations Director and other designated representatives in preparation for and during labor-contract bargaining and other labor negotiations.
• Developing training materials and providing training to staff managers and officials on relevant legal issues.
• Performing legal research; interpreting and applying laws and court decisions; and preparing opinions for departments programs boards commissions and officials.
• Preparing reviewing and revising ordinances resolutions employment contracts MOUs settlements and other legal documents; revising such documents as necessary to meet legal standards.

• Interpret and apply various government codes and ordinances.
• Conduct research on legal problems and prepare sound legal opinions.
• Analyze and prepare a wide variety of legal documents.
• Present cases in administrative proceedings.
• Handle stressful and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Provide professional leadership guidance and technical expertise to assigned staff.
• Work independently or as part of a team.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team.
• Manage multiple demanding programs cases and projects with competing deadlines.
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written forms with City officials and representatives.
• Complete varied assignments within a narrow time frame.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and other contacts encountered in the course of work.
• Inspire confidence and respect for legal advice.
• Skillfully and professionally present legal advice to clients including the elected officials and high-level appointed officials.

Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited school of law.

• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible work experience comparable to a Deputy City Attorney II in the City of Oakland.

• A member in good standing of the California State Bar.
• Individuals who are appointed to this position will be required to maintain a valid California drivers license throughout the tenure of employment OR demonstrate the ability to travel to various locations in a timely manner as required in the performance of duties.

• For DCA III position: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible work experience in one or more relevant areas of law.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: labor and employment law matters; conducting and/or advising on workplace or misconduct investigations collective bargaining and labor-dispute resolution.
• Candidates must have excellent verbal communication skills as well as strong writing and oral presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of municipal state and federal laws affecting City governance particularly laws related to open meetings and public records.
• Language skills especially in Spanish Cantonese and/or Mandarin.

Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.