City of Ames, IA - City Attorney
Core
Provide full-service legal counsel to the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, city staff, boards, commissions, and the city-owned Mary Greeley Medical Center.
Role type
Senior municipal attorney (local government generalist)
Builds
Legal advice, risk management, and litigation support for city operations and public policy (via careerplan.io/jobs/1B-008-FD-075-city-of-ames-ia-city-attorney)
Domain
Local government law, land use, municipal utilities, property tax
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Litigation, negotiation, contract law, municipal/government law, land use expertise, risk assessment, plain language translation
Preferred skills
Management of legal staff, real estate law, construction contracts
Responsibilities
Advise elected officials and department directors on complex legal issues, represent the city in litigation, interpret and apply laws for practical business counsel, manage legal team and operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management potential