Assistant or Deputy Attorney

Please note:

This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise.

You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

• Integrity
  :
  Saying what we mean and consistently doing what we say with no desire other than the good of the citizens we serve. It means standing up for beliefs.
• Responsibility
  : A continual process that emphasizes a high level of personal accountability by each member of the organization.
• Partnership
  :
  Adding competitive value and quality to the services provided to our residents, businesses, and visitors through responsible fiscal stewardship, increased innovation, greater use of technology, and expanded civic, neighborhood and regional partnerships.

The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer a generous benefit package for full‑time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life‑long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• PTO earned within first year
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

Our City Attorney’s Office is currently recruiting for a vacancy which may be filled as an Assistant City Attorney and/or Deputy City Attorney. The job title and classification will ultimately be determined by the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. The salary for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The City Attorney’s Office represents the City of High Point and performs highly complex legal work in a fast‑paced environment for a wide variety of clients, including the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, and City Staff across more than twenty departments. Similar to a general counsel’s office or in‑house attorney’s office in the public or private sector, the focus here is practicing law – with no billable hour goals or business development requirements.

The position(s) will be assigned primary practice areas, as well as be responsible for performing other legal research and assignments as directed by the City Attorney. Primary practice areas may include the following:

• General transactional law: drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and prosecuting complex contracts. Types of contracts will include, but not be limited to, purchase agreements, services agreements, construction agreements, nonprofit organization agreements, interlocal agreements, and economic development agreements.
• Real property and land use law: providing advice and counsel related to acquisition of real property interests for City projects (right of way, easement, fee simple, lease, et al.), disposition of city owned real property, zoning, land use, planning, development, code enforcement, inspections, and community development matters.
• Personnel and employment law: including but not limited to administrative law and regulatory compliance, drafting and reviewing personnel policies, guiding management through the grievance process, and litigation avoidance counseling.
• Public utilities and public services: including but not limited to electric, water, sewer, stormwater, streets and sidewalks, and environmental services.

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates (as needed) various legal documents related to municipal operations, including but not limited to complex contracts, resolutions, ordinances, real property related documents, litigation related documents, et al.
• Conducts legal research and prepares…