Assistant Attorney

Assistant City Attorney

City of Eugene, OR
• Eugene, OR, United States

• Salary: See Position Description
• Location: Eugene, OR
• Job Type: Full-Time Regular
• Job Number: 4356
• Department: Central Services Department
• Division: Central Services Administration
• Opening Date: 01/23/2026
• Closing Date: 2/27/2026 5:15 PM Pacific

The City of Eugene City Attorney's Office is seeking an Assistant City Attorney responsible for focusing on providing legal services with a focus on civil litigation and providing counsel on a wide range of legal issues confronting City departments, City management, employees and official City boards and commissions.

Friday, February 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm PT – Accepting Online Applications Only

Assistant City Attorney 1 or 2 Level

• $97,614.40 – $131,809 Annually (Assistant City Attorney
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• $ – $ Annually (Assistant City Attorney
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The City of Eugene determines starting pay within the range based on relevant education and experience as provided by the applicant in their application materials. This process is consistent with the .

Non-Represented, Exempt

Eugene City Hall, 500

E. 4th Ave., Eugene, OR

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m. with flexibility per business need.

The City of Eugene offers robust and competitive benefits. For example, Bilingual Pay Benefit qualifies for up to an additional 5% of base salary for bilingual pay. Other benefits include holidays, vacation, sick leave, retirement, deferred compensation, physical examination, life insurance, and long-term disability. Health, dental, and vision benefits are available.

Information about living in Eugene, how the City of Eugene operates, and more can be found on our .

This position will represent the City in civil litigation, primarily tort and section 1983 actions. The City is self‑insured and attorney would be responsible for defending the City in civil litigation cases and, as needed, working in partnership with outside legal counsel in defense of the City. Attorney would appear on behalf of the City, prepare and argue motions, respond to and conduct discovery, try cases and participate in appeals as time allows.

Provides expert legal services to risk managers about claims and settlement evaluations; represents the City and its employees in administrative hearings, litigation and appeals; and performs related duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities can be found in the and classification descriptions.

The Successful candidate will have demonstrated skills and experience in the following areas:

• Strong knowledge of principles and practices of civil litigation, especially as they relate to governmental defendants.
• Defense of civil disputes including tort, employment and civil rights matters.
• Experience providing sound legal advice to business and/or governments about risk management or claim review.
• Excellent skills in interpersonal communications.
• Ability to establish and maintain highly effective professional working relationships.
• Ability to evaluate issues from multiple perspectives, make recommendations, receive feedback and implement changes.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while effectively representing the City of Eugene on a wide range of matters in litigation.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description.
We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job
, and that candidate may be one who comes with relevant transferrable skills from a variety of sources and experiences. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

When screening your application, the City will consider an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to meet minimum qualifications for this position.

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