Deputy City Attorney II / III

About Us

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 with high caliber legal services. This includes prosecuting criminal misdemeanors, leading efforts in criminal justice reform, 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, accountability and transparency, 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.

The Public Rights Branch pursues civil enforcement matters, including complex, high impact matters, focusing on a variety of areas including unfair business and housing practices, wage theft, environmental protection, consumer protection, nuisance abatement and cannabis regulation.  The Branch uses a variety of statutory authorities, including the Unfair Competition Law, the False Advertising Law, the Public Nuisance Law and various Health & Safety Code regulations.  The Branch also pursues False Claims Act and other civil claims, and engages in debt collection for the City.

The attorney selected for this position will be assigned to investigate and prosecute civil actions concerning the Branch’s practice areas, as assigned.    

• Licensed to practice law in all courts in the State of California;

• Demonstrated ability to handle investigations, civil enforcement actions and other civil litigation matters from start to finish with limited supervision;
• Minimum five (5) years substantive civil litigation and trial experience, including experience drafting and filing pleadings, pursuing material evidence through civil discovery or pre-litigation investigations, litigating complex legal issues, engaging in multi-party settlement negotiations, and trying complex cases;

• Experience litigating document intensive matters;

• Demonstrated high-level written and oral communication skills;
• Strong analytical and strategic skills;
• Substantial experience taking and defending depositions and drafting and arguing dispositive motions; 
• Willingness and enthusiasm to handle matters in any and all of the Branch’s subject matter areas; and
• Strong desire to serve the public interest.

• Experience working with governmental agencies, elected officials, public officials, and individual residents;
• Demonstrated ability to litigate high impact matters;
• Experience with eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity;
• Experience in one or more of the Branch’s subject matter areas.

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Two writing samples that they personally have authored in the last two years.

Location

201 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California. Position is subject to assignment at any location within the County of Los Angeles.

Probation 

Appointment to this exempt position (non Civil-Service) will be subject to a two (2) years probationary period as required by Section 1050 of the City Charter. Successful completion of the two (2) years probationary period will result in tenure with the office.  The candidate’s hiring will require approval from the CAO through the Prioritized Critical Hiring process.

Classification

Internal applicants:  Placement in this position will be as a lateral transfer with the selected candidate assuming the position in their current classification. A candidate’s transfer from a different branch will require approval from the CAO through the Prioritized Critical Hiring process.

Conflict of Interest

This position is designated as Category 1 on the Conflict of Interest Code.

Contact

Questions? Please email atty.recruit@lacity.org.

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