Job Announcement No. 1:
Neighborhood Law Corps
Attorney
Open until filled
The Office of the City Attorney seeks
a highly qualified, innovative, and community-oriented attorney who is
interested in public service for the position of Neighborhood Law Corps
Attorney. California Bar required. The Neighborhood Law Corps (NLC) is a
unique, innovative and award-winning community law program that focuses on
proactive, neighborhood-based, and community-directed lawyering. The program –
described as a cross between Legal Aid and the Peace Corps – brings legal
resources and remedies into Oakland's diverse neighborhoods to address issues
affecting quality of life in those communities.
The NLC attorney position is in the
Affirmative Litigation, Innovation & Enforcement Division of the City
Attorney’s Office. NLC attorneys focus on combating blight, human
trafficking, public safety, tenant protection, and other important community
concerns and quality of life issues by performing litigation, policy work, and
other actions. The position is responsible for representing the City in state
and federal courts and will provide significant litigation-related experience.
Job Announcement No. 2:
Supervising Deputy
City Attorney in the Affirmative Litigation, Innovation & Enforcement
Division
Open until filled
The ideal
candidate for this position in the City Attorney’s Office will have expertise
in affirmative litigation and advocacy to protect and advance the rights of
Oaklanders, including but not limited to building and housing code enforcement,
public nuisances and administrative appeals and litigation (including civil
rights and housing cases), experience in civil litigation in state and federal
courts and in administrative hearings and appeals.
The Deputy
City Attorney V (DCA V) is the most senior deputy city attorney classification
and handles the most complex cases. The position would supervise the Community
Lawyering & Civil Rights Unit of the Affirmative Litigation, Innovation
& Enforcement Division.
For more information and the full applications, go to: http://www.oaklandcityattorney.org/AboutUs/job_ops.html