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Assistant Attorney – Prosecutor Jobs in Loveland, USA at City of Loveland
Position: Assistant City Attorney I – Prosecutor
City Civic Center, 500 E 3rd St, Loveland, CO 80537, USA
The Assistant City Attorney I, Prosecutor primarily prosecutes cases in and appeals from Municipal Court, particularly juvenile arraignments, adult arraignments, show cause hearings, pretrial conferences, and trial work. Additionally, the attorney works as Team Lead for representation of the Code Enforcement Offices. The position provides legal representation and advice to the City, City boards and commissions, and City staff, and performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the City Attorney.
This is an exempt position with a salary range of $ – $ annually, and a hiring range of $ – $, depending on qualifications and experience. This opportunity will be available to applicants until Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. M.S.T.
A current resume is required, and a cover letter is preferred.
Essential Functions:
- Provides Municipal Court prosecution services, including meeting with defendants and their attorneys; meeting with police officers, code enforcement officials, witnesses and victims; responding to written motions of defendants; conducting legal research; and representing the City in appeals from Municipal Court.
- Represents the City as Team Lead with Code Enforcement matters.
- Regularly drafts motions, notices, and proposed orders for Municipal Court and district court as needed.
- Jointly participates with the Municipal Court and Thompson School District in the Teen Court Program.
- Interprets federal, state and local laws, rulings, and regulations.
- Represents the City in negotiations in administrative and court proceedings.
- May attend City Council meetings, City management team meetings, and boards and commissions meetings, as needed or assigned.
- Provides legal advice to City departments and officials and various City boards and commissions.
- Prepares contracts, ordinances, resolutions and other legal documents.
- Reviews City contracts and other legal documents for legal sufficiency and potential legal implications.
- Identifies legal issues raised by City policies and practices, and recommends actions to address such issues.
- Performs professional legal work carrying the highest levels of volume, complexity, consequence, autonomy and responsibility.
- May perform legal research, write briefs, memorandum and opinions of law for the City Attorney, City Council, City boards and commissions, City staff, and in conjunction with litigation activities.
- Regularly informs the City Attorney of matters being handled as required.
- Performs such other duties as are assigned or required by the City Attorney.
Other
Job Functions:
- May supervise the work of law student attorney interns, as assigned or coordinated with other attorneys in the office.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education: Law Degree
- Experience: 2 years’ experience in criminal prosecution, criminal justice advising, municipal prosecution, administrative prosecution, criminal defense or equivalent courtroom experience.
- Preferred Experience: Experience in representation of code enforcement or similar enforcement offices and any area of municipal law.
Certifications:
- Must be licensed to actively practice law in the State of Colorado, or eligible to be licensed in Colorado via reciprocity within two weeks of hire date.
- Must be in good standing with the Colorado Supreme Court (and non‑Colorado highest court/attorney regulation agency as applicable).
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to make sound judgment and exhibit patience when dealing with stressful situations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co‑workers, the Municipal Judge, Municipal Court staff, City Council, City staff, Municipal Court defendants and their attorneys, and the general public.
- Ability to keep constituents apprised of matters being handled as required.
- Good working knowledge of Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure and the Colorado Rules of Evidence.
- General knowledge of the law.
- Specific knowledge of municipal law, code enforcement, other local government law, real property law, land use law, employment law, utility law, or similar areas…
Title: Assistant Attorney – Prosecutor
Company: City of Loveland
Location: Loveland, USA
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