Assistant Borough Attorney
Fairbanks, AK
$DOE and excellent benefits
Our client: Working for the local Fairbanks community, the Borough provides variety with competitive wages and benefits. If you’d like to strengthen your community, or you love the amenities of a lively downtown scene in close proximity to pristine waterways, mountains and a peaceful lifestyle, take a closer look!
Would you like to:
- Provide legal advice to the Borough Mayor, Assembly, boards and commissions on a regular or as-needed basis, including attendance at evening meetings
- Direct client counseling of Borough and School District staff, to solve a range of operational legal issues
- Draft legislation to be introduced before Borough Assembly
- Be required to occasionally act as Borough Attorney
- Prepare and review contract, leases and other Borough documents
- Prepare legal opinions concerning correct procedures, statutory interpretation and status of the law; submits opinions to Borough Attorney
- Prepare research memoranda for Borough Attorney, addressing complex legal questions
- Represent Borough and School District in a variety of adversarial proceedings and litigation, prepare pleadings, briefs, interview witnesses, investigate claims, appear as trial attorney, prepare motions, negotiate settlements etc.
Ideally you have:
- JD from accredited law school, membership in good standing in the Alaska Bar Association. Candidates eligible for admission in Alaska whether by waiver or reciprocity, may be considered. Candidates eligible for a supervised practitioner permit may be considered if membership is obtained within 90 days of employment
- Must be available for after-hours work and meetings
- Experience in trials, litigation, appeals, municipal law and/or administrative law preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of legal research techniques, skill in preparation of briefs and formal legal opinions
- Ability to prepare and present sound legal positions during litigation
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to deal harmoniously and effectively with clients, co-workers, government officials, the public, the bench and Bar
- Current driver’s license and clean driving record
- Clean criminal background check
If you meet the qualifications, please email your resume and legal writing sample of at least 5 pages to jobs@peopleak.com
Making it worth your while:
- Competitive compensation – affordable medical, dental and vision insurance
- Optional Flex-Spending account
- Retirement benefits via PERS
- 13 paid holidays
- Minimum 24 personal leave days per year for full-time employees
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