Assistant Attorney

Student Loan Repayment Program

This Position is Eligible for the City's Student Loan Repayment Program.

This position assists the City Attorney in providing legal representation to the City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida.

• Researches legal issues as directed by the City Attorney.
• Drafts legal opinions for the City Manager, department heads, other members of the senior leadership team for the City of Ocala and the City Council.
• Researches and drafts ordinances and resolutions for presentation to the City Council.
• Conducts legal research utilizing records, journals and other available resources.
• Prosecutes, defends and otherwise litigates the actions before state and federal courts and administrative boards and agencies on behalf of the City of Ocala.
• Effectively and positively represents the City of Ocala in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, other attorneys, members of the legal community, supervisors and managers.
• Performs the duties listed and assigned with professionalism and urgency.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

• Juris Doctor degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
• Member in good standing of the Florida Bar.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a practicing attorney with a preferred focus on litigation and/or city, county and/or local government law.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Operators Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.

• Admission to practice before the U.S. District Court, Middle District Court of Florida, and U.S. Court of Appeals.

• Contract Management, Presentation/PowerPoint, Word Processing/Typing.

Departments supervised by this position include Legal. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Ability to perform these mathematical skills using money and other forms of measurement.

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.

Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

Ability to read, analyze, and understand common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to complex or difficult inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work; may also occasionally assist in the planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision‑making of minor importance. Frequent opportunity for decision‑making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of a small organizational component and the organization’s clientele.

Very close mental demand. Operations requiring very close and continuous attention for control of operations which require a high degree of coordination or immediate response. Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of handling situations regarding the organization’s administration and operations; also to determine or select material and…