Job Summary: 

• Manages and supervises the Legal Department of the City
• Plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments
• Evaluates assigned staff, reviews progress and directs changes
• Assists Department Heads to see that all laws and ordinances are faithfully performed. 
• Attends all City Council meetings, prepares and approves ordinances, resolutions and contracts as to legal form for placement on City Council agenda, provides legal advice as to substance. 
• Researches and interprets relevant laws, rulings, regulations for City Officials and staff. 
• Manages and participates in the development and administration of the department budget
• Estimates funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies
• Directs the monitoring and approval of expenditures
• Directs the preparation and pretrial, trial, and appellate matters and/or hearings (claims, lawsuits, mediations, arbitrations, settlements, expunctions, etc.)

Skills on Resume:

• Legal Supervision (Hard Skills)
• Staff Management (Soft Skills)
• Legal Drafting (Hard Skills)
• Legal Research (Hard Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Expenditure Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Legal Representation (Hard Skills)
• Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Provides guidance and advice to the City Commission, all Charter Officers, and senior management 
• Review of organizational goals and objectives as they relate or apply to federal, state, and local laws and judicial decisions of federal and state courts, with analysis of alternative policy directions.
• Retains special counsel on behalf of the City as authorized by policy or the City Commission and monitor performance.
• Negotiates, drafts, and reviews contracts, bonds and other legal instruments. 
• Reviews all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the City is to be a party, and endorses on each approval as to form and legality.
• Plans, organizes, administers, directs, and supervises the activities of the Office of the City Attorney.
• Selects, promotes, discharges, and takes other appropriate personnel actions within the Office of the City Attorney.
• Prepares, submits, and monitors annual departmental budget.
• Attends meetings of the City Commission, its agencies, boards, and committees
• Stays current with court decisions, administrative decisions, legislation, and problems relevant to local government and related matters.
• Participates in professional organizations that enhance the legal profession and attends seminars that maintain and expand proficiency in law and practice.
• Attends work on a continual and regular basis.

Skills on Resume:

• Legal Advisory (Soft Skills)
• Policy Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
• Legal Document Review (Hard Skills)
• Personnel Management (Soft Skills)
• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)
• Legislative Monitoring (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Protects the legal interests of the City in the conduct of its day-to-day business.
• Provides legal counsel to the City Commission, the Charter Officers, all City departments, the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, and City boards and committees.
• Provides guidance and oversight to all attorneys in the Office of the City Attorney, represesnting a variety of professional practice areas.
• Prosecutes and defends all suits, complaints, and controversies for and on behalf of the City, including, but not limited to, challenges to City ordinances
• Development approvals, employment actions, civil rights actions, torts, tax liability issues, the foreclosure of City liens and mortgages and the prosecution of municipal ordinances.
• Evaluates claims made against the City and advises management or the City Commission on the advisability of settling cases and claims through negotiations and mediations.
• Evaluates the facts of specific cases or assignments, conducts legal research, provides legal opinions and memoranda and renders legal advice and assistance.
• Interprets and applies state and federal law, case law, the City Charter and Code of Ordinances.
• Recommends major policy or procedure changes and coordinates intricate implementation strategies that comply with the requirements of law.
• Prepares ordinances, resolutions, policies regulations and procedures to be adopted by the City Commission and senior management, as appropriate.
• Responsible for enforcing the drug policy, based on physical location and organizational structure.

Skills on Resume:

• Legal Counseling (Hard Skills)
• Legal Representation (Hard Skills)
• Case Prosecution (Hard Skills)
• Legal Research (Hard Skills)
• Policy Development (Hard Skills)
• Negotiation and Mediation (Soft Skills)
• Legal Advice (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Meet with defendants, defense attorneys, witnesses, law enforcement, and victims of crime.
• Prepare for all stages of litigation including reviewing cases, attending arraignment sessions, making plea bargain offers
• Interviewing witnesses, evaluating the strength of evidence, prosecuting contested cases in bench and jury trials, and handling any appeals to higher courts.
• Provide legal advice to city departments, administrative staff, and boards and commissions.
• Prepare ordinances and resolutions and prosecute Municipal Court cases.
• Perform other legal services under the direction of the City Attorney, Deputy City Attorney, or Supervising.
• Related work to meet the needs of the city.
• Take proper safety precautions to prevent accidents. 
• Responsible for the safety of self, others, materials, and equipment. 
• Use all required safety equipment and follow all safety regulations, policies, and procedures. 

Skills on Resume:

• Case Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Litigation Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Witness Interviewing (Hard Skills)
• Legal Advisory (Soft Skills)
• Ordinance and Resolution Drafting (Hard Skills)
• Legal Services Management (Soft Skills)
• Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Risk Mitigation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Advises the City Council, city officials, and city departments on legal matters.
• Represents the city in administrative and court proceedings.
• Processes civil and administrative appeals.
• Drafts administrative policies, and drafts ordinances.
• Manages litigation attorneys and consultants for insurance cases.
• Performs contract development, drafting, review, and editing.
• Develops and administers legal risk management programs and activities.
• Prepares and administers the department budget.
• Performs legal research and prosecutes municipal violations.

Skills on Resume:

• Legal Research (Hard Skills)
• Litigation Management (Hard Skills)
• Policy Drafting (Hard Skills)
• Contract Law Expertise (Hard Skills)
• Budget Administration (Hard Skills)
• Legal Advisory (Soft Skills)
• Negotiation and Representation (Soft Skills)
• Risk Management Program Development (Hard Skills)

Job Summary: 

• Performs a variety of litigation functions, including the prosecution of criminal cases, municipal traffic and code violations, plea negotiations, and presenting a variety of cases in Municipal Court.
• Provides legal research, advice, and training to the Police Department and other City staff.
• Conducts research for trials and appellate briefs.
• Interviews victims and witnesses of crimes.
• Prepares pleadings, undertakes discovery and drafts appeals.
• Answers letters of inquiry and speaks with citizens.
• Addresses public and civic organizations on policies, ordinances, and procedures.
• Handles cases brought before the Licensing Authority
• Presenting cases for show cause hearings and reaching dispositions with licensees.
• Serves as a resource for the City's Code Enforcement staff on issues related to enforcing a wide variety of ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations.

Skills on Resume:

• Litigation (Hard Skills)
• Criminal Prosecution (Hard Skills)
• Legal Research (Hard Skills)
• Case Presentation (Hard Skills)
• Pleading Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Public Speaking (Soft Skills)
• Negotiation (Soft Skills)
• Interpersonal Communication (Soft Skills)