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The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney is one of the nation's largest municipal law offices. With over 1,000 legal professionals, including 500 attorneys, the Office provides the City of Los Angeles (“City”) with the highest caliber of legal services, ranging from prosecuting criminal misdemeanors and playing a leading role in criminal justice reform to advising on homelessness initiatives, defending civil lawsuits and claims, and bringing civil enforcement actions in the name of the People of the State of California.

Guided by an overarching commitment to integrity, service and accountability, we find great meaning in the work we do and the services we provide. We seek collaborative team players who understand that fulfilling our mission is key to making a positive impact.

Attorneys in the Community Investment and Equity Division serve as general counsel to various City departments, including the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, the Department on Disability, and the Community Investment Department. In addition, the Division advises the City Council’s Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee, which said departments report to, and numerous Brown Act and other bodies, including the Commission on Civil Rights, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Human Relations Commission, the Domestic Violence Alliance, and the Workforce Development Board. As they provide general counsel services, Division attorneys also develop expertise responsive to each client’s unique mission to serve some of the City’s most vulnerable communities and address policy issues of citywide concern. The Division, which includes the Office’s Equity Officer, works closely with its assigned City departments, various other departments, and colleagues throughout the Office, including the Equity Panel, to help ensure compliance with anti-discrimination laws and promote equity and inclusion for all.

The supervising attorney of the Community Investment and Equity Division will manage approximately eight to ten personnel (attorneys and support staff) in handling the work of the division. The supervising attorney ensures that high-quality legal work is provided consistently to our clients and that the division works in a coordinated, efficient and helpful manner to City clients and other lawyers in the Office. The supervising attorney will provide written and oral advice on relevant legal issues and may also be required to appear on behalf of the Office before the City Council and its Committees, as well as other City Brown Act bodies and community stakeholder groups. The supervising attorney will be responsible for organizing and directing the daily operations of the division, including making staffing assignments, approval of timesheets, case/matter assignments. This shall include participating in the daily oversight, supervision, training and mentoring of attorneys, assisting attorneys in carrying out their assignments, and participating in personnel matters for both attorneys and support staff, including disciplinary matters, evaluations, and performance reviews, and other duties as assigned.

Applicants for this position must have a license to practice law in all of the courts in the State of California.

Additional requirements include:

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in the practice of law;

• Experience in one or more of the Division’s subject matter areas;

• Familiarity with the requirements of the Brown Act, California Public Records Act, contracting laws and contracting best practices;

• Demonstrated ability to problem solve;

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and professionally with colleagues and public officials;

• Excellent research and writing skills in complex areas of the law;

• Ability to work efficiently and make decisions practically and independently;

• Experience providing legal advice to public agencies and/or regulatory agencies, and public officials;

• Strong oral communication skills; and

• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities.

• Knowledge and experience in the area of local, state and/or federal anti-discrimination laws;

• Knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);

• Knowledge of federal grant programs and public grantmaking;

• Experience in drafting local ordinances;

• Admission to the United States District Court for the Central District;

• Civil litigation experience; and

• Desire to work with a relatively new, fast-paced, and innovative public-facing division.