Job: Assistant Town Attorney
Job Description
Job Type: Full time, Salaried
Wage: $105,189-$152,525/yr.
Location: Telluride, CO.
Job Description:
Open until filled
The Assistant Town Attorney provides a wide range of legal services and counsel including, but not limited to, municipal court, affordable housing and contract issues, to the Town Attorney, Town Council, Boards and Commissions, and Departments of the Town of Telluride.
- Regular Full-Time
- FLSA Status: Exempt
- Grade 90
- Salary Range: Min $ 105,189 - max $ 152,525
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Legal Services
- Advise Town Staff and Town elected and appointed officials of federal, state and local laws, procedures, and policies
- Identify potential and actual legal issues raised by Town policies, practices and actions and recommend a course of action to address such issues
- Draft, monitor, and participate in the review and preparation of cases for litigation, including drafting pleadings and conducting discovery
- Assist with and review responses to Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests as pertinent to legal issues
- Represent the Town in negotiations and administrative proceedings
- Prepare and review legal documents such as:
- Contracts, transactional documents, resolutions, ordinances, intergovernmental agreements
- Legal opinions and correspondence
- Documents for Telluride Housing Authority evictions
- Forms for use by Town staff
Administrative Duties
- Compose routine letters and memoranda
- Respond to inquiries regarding municipal court, code requirements, regulations, policies and procedures, and general information
- Assist with public record requests including coordination with other Town departments
- Prepare materials for Town Council packets
- Assist Town Attorney with scheduling, agenda, public notice and meeting set-up
Minimum Qualifications
Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school is required; Admission to practice law in the State of Colorado and must be a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Colorado; Minimum of two (2) to five (5) years of experience as a practicing attorney; relevant experience in land use, zoning and development matters and related legal areas of real property, contracts, public finance, human resources, housing law, local government law, and prosecutorial work (specifically Municipal Court) is preferred.
Benefits
The Town of Telluride offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, retirement with Town match, paid time off, sick leave, comp time, 10 paid holidays, and a merchant ski pass!
To Apply
Email the Employment Application(PDF), cover letter, and resume to Julia Prejs, HR Director.
**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.