Sr. Assistant City Attorney - Advising
Pay Range: $58.74 - $72.12/hr. | $122,187 - $150,009 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 📅
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
The Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office is a collegial team of legal professionals providing excellent legal service to the City of Fort Worth. As an in-house legal department, we practice in a wide range of civil and criminal law on behalf of and for the City, including general counsel, litigation, and prosecutorial areas. Local government is the form of government that is closest to the people and working for a well-managed city like Fort Worth gives meaning and purpose as you see the direct and positive impact your legal work has on improving the community.
The City Attorney’s Office places strong emphasis on mentorship and career development and the majority of our attorneys receive in-house training for their positions. We highly value diversity and work life balance and we view our office as a work family, consistently striving to be a respectful and supportive work place with a great culture.
This position, Sr. Assistant City Attorney, would be assigned to the Employment Advising Division where they would be responsible for advising City Departments on employment related matters.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible legal experience in City or related government law
- Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice
Preferred Qualifications
- Municipal law experience
- Human Resources or labor law experience
- Texas Public Information Act experience
- Public entity employment-related litigation and administrative matters experience
- Texas Local Government Code Chapter 143 Civil Service experience
The Senior Assistant City Attorney job responsibilities include:
- Providing advice and guidance regarding employment and disciplinary matters, and the interpretation and application of state civil service statues, City personnel rules and procedures, and labor agreements
- Responding to state and federal administrative charges of employment discrimination, labor contract grievances, and disciplinary appeals
- Processing public information requests in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act
- Reviewing and recommending changes to personnel policies and procedures
- Performing other legal tasks, including advising City labor negotiators, responding to subpoenas and reviewing and commenting on pending legislation
- Advising City boards and...