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Job Summary
Experienced senior level attorneys engage in legal work involving trials, claims, taxation, condemnation, or other typesof legal work using well established legal procedures and precedents to perform a variety of professional legalfunctions. This position works independently to perform legal work requiring specialization in trial, claims, taxation,condemnation, or other types of legal work. Work is reviewed by higher level attorneys.
Job Description
Assistant City Attorney
Dallas City Attorney’s Office – D/FW Airport
The Dallas City Attorney’s Office is seeking an energetic, self-motivated attorney
with at least five years of experience, including experience in Texas municipal or
state criminal courts, to fill a full-time position at the Dallas Fort Worth
International Airport (Airport).
The successful candidate will provide advice and counsel to the Airport’s
Department of Public Safety, including D/FW Police Department, D/FW Fire
Department, and D/FW Aviation Security Department on matters regarding search
and seizure questions, probable cause determinations, property disposition, and
other questions related to criminal procedure. The successful candidate will
provide legal opinions on evidentiary questions, review and advise regarding
agreements with surrounding jurisdictions, review and negotiate training
agreements, advise regarding badging processes and security practices at the
Airport, review and advise regarding standard operating procedures, support
officers for depositions and hearings, and provide training on constitutional and
criminal laws.
The successful candidate will also review and advise regarding fire code
enforcement and compliance, and monitor proposed legislation and court
decisions, recommending and implementing policy and procedural improvements
as needed. Additionally, the successful candidate will serve as a liaison with
Tarrant County and Dallas County District Attorney’s Offices, municipal courts for
Grapevine, Coppell, Irving, and Euless and resident federal agencies, including the
Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Agency. The successful candidate will also provide legal advice and
draft briefs for requests submitted pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act
and provide additional legal support to the Airport Board as may be required from
time to time. Other duties may be assigned.
Candidates must be licensed to practice law in Texas and be in good standing with
the State Bar of Texas. The successful candidate must pass a criminal background
check for Criminal Justice Information Services certification. Candidates must be
proficient in legal research and writing, communicate effectively, and possess the
ability to work efficiently and collaboratively in an office environment.
Salary Range
$85,183.59 - $106,479.49
The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.
City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.