The City of Salinas is accepting applications for an Assistant City Attorney to provide a wide range of professional legal services to all City departments, the City Council and various boards and commissions, as well as legal tasks involving a wide variety of municipal legal subjects with general instruction or assistance from the City Attorney. The existing vacancy may be filled at either the Senior Deputy City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney level. Candidates interested in consideration for both levels must submit separate applications for each recruitment.

Minimum qualifications: At least five (5) years of professional legal experience. Municipal experience providing full-time legal services for governmental agencies including municipal or county counsel, special district counsel or private law firm providing legal support to local government clients is highly desirable, as is experience with civil litigation. Active membership in the State Bar of California.