Champaign County Bar Association

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CITY OF URBANA JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:

CITY ATTORNEY
The City Attorney serves as chief legal advisor to the Mayor and City Council, reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and provides legal advice on all matters of contract law, labor and employee relations, intergovernmental/interagency and private industry relations, land use development, municipal financing, bond issuance, taxation, and directs litigation activities over a wide area of municipal business transactions. Represents the City as legal counsel in administrative proceedings and reviews before appellate court. This is a Non-Civil Service appointed position. Urbana residency required within 6 months of employment.

Requires J.D./ L.L.B., 7 years practicing law, 5 years of which you represented a municipal government. Must be a member in good standing with the Illinois State Bar. Superior litigation and negotiation skills, effective interpersonal skills, a wide breadth of legal knowledge applicable to municipal issues, and the ability to effectively guide external counsel must be demonstrated. Municipal experience must have been gained in a community of 25,000 or greater where issues of diversity/equity of treatment are emphasized and must include labor law in a unionized environment. Requires demonstrated ability to represent municipal interests.