Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Cover a wide array of practice areas including, but not limited to, Cannabis, Code Enforcement, Contracts & Public Works, Economic Development, Education, Elections, Energy & Utilities, Environment & Natural Resources, Ethics & Open Government, Franchises, Housing, Labor & Employment, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Mining, Mobile home Parks & Rent Control, Property Acquisition & Takings, Public Agency Organization, Public Finance, Public Safety, Real Estate, Risk Management & Torts, Telecommunications, Toxics & Hazardous Waste and Water
• Research and analyze the law on complex issues and writing briefs for submission to a Supervising Attorney(s)
• Analyze and summarize complicated legal documents, including contracts, and suggesting alterations to those documents
• Perform discovery of various electronically stored data and hard copies of information in preparation for litigation
• Perform due diligence in legal matters concerning contracts and agreements
• Analyze probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents to reveal potential legal liabilities for our clients
• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies
• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or identify complexities
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings
• Maintain communication with a client concerning representation as needed under the discretion of the Supervising Attorney(s)
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
• Complete special projects as assigned
• Perform related duties as assigned
• Supervise Legal Secretaries and Paralegals as needed
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Requirements :

Education and / or Work Experience Requirements :

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