Assistant Attorney Senior I or II- Aviation

Date Opened:
Wednesday, February 04, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date:
Saturday, February 21, 2026 12:00 AM

Department:
City Attorney Department

Salary: $ - $ Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

This position is part of a team of attorneys within the City Attorney’s Office that provides comprehensive legal services to the Aviation Department and works closely with Aviation Department leadership to support safe, efficient operations and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

• Identify and provide legal advice and counsel on complex legal matters, encompassing federal, state, and local law as applied to both general municipal and aviation specific law, and the interaction between those levels of law and those aspects of the business and legal framework of Airport.
• Perform complex professional legal research that involves both general and specialized issues; prepares legal opinions for airport staff, including for those in leadership roles.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, with a focus on the numerous regulations and grant requirements that are specific to the airport.
• Analyze, develop, and prepare a wide variety of complex legal documents, including the review and/or drafting of legislation at all levels of government.
• Advise, assist, negotiate, and draft the process and any necessary documents for procuring contracts, leases, agreements and settlements of all types.
• Proactively monitor legal requirements, trends, and issues that impact airport operations and compliance with federal regulations; provide legal assistance to enable staff to develop, recommend, and/or administer policies; monitor changes in policies and practices that have both a legal and operational impact on the Airport.
• Represent the City at all levels of federal and state courts, including local boards and administrative hearings, as needed.

• Senior I:
  An experienced attorney who brings extensive legal knowledge in many of the specific practice areas noted above. A Senior I is a skilled attorney who provides forward-thinking practical work product in addition to purely legal work product.
• Senior II:
  An exceptionally experienced attorney that brings extensive legal knowledge in a majority of the specific practice areas noted above, including prior experience with federal law and agencies. Additionally, this level attorney is experienced with the interaction of policy, public, elected officials, appointed officials, and the media. A Senior II must be able to solve issues using practical means in addition to legal means and must be able to independently lead and manage task‑specific work groups.

Juris Doctorate required from an ABA‑accredited law school and license to practice law in North Carolina or ability to be admitted into the NC State Bar via reciprocity within six (6) months of hiring date.

Minimum years of experience:

• Assistant City Attorney Senior I:
  Seven years (7) of practice experience required
• Assistant City Attorney Senior II:
  Ten years (10) of practice experience is required

• Considerable knowledge of constitutional, federal, state, and local laws affecting airports and municipal government, including construction.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Analyze issues from legal and practical…