Civil Litigation Assistant Director

# About Our Job##

What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $155,000 - $180,593/year based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:
* A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
* 457B Retirement Plan
* 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
* Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date## Location The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.## What You’ll Do & Who We Are The Denver City Attorney’s Office is one of the largest law firms in Colorado, with over 230 attorneys and staff members comprised of paralegals, victim advocates, and other support and supervisory staff members.

It may have the most diverse practice of any law firm in Colorado since Denver is a home rule city and county. Clients include the Mayor, City Council, all other elected and appointed officials, all city agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and employees.

The City Attorney's Office is dedicated to providing an equitable, inclusive, and diverse work environment in which every person has the opportunity to achieve the highest professional and personal development and is accorded the highest degree of dignity and respect. The City and County of Denver’s core values are integrity, transparency, collaboration, mutual respect, support, inclusivity, trust, and organizational excellence. The successful candidate for this position must demonstrate these core operating principles and work ethic.

The Civil Litigation Section is responsible for handling most tort and civil rights actions brought against the City, its officials, and employees, except for claims and lawsuits involving the Denver International Airport and the Department of Human Services. Attorneys in this Section prepare and defend against civil actions for which governmental immunity is waived under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, including allegations of personal injury, property damage, and dangerous conditions, and civil rights lawsuits brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, the ADA, and the newly enacted Colorado Law Enforcement Integrity Act.

Attorneys are also responsible for appeals arising from assigned civil cases in the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Collectively, the Section handles approximately 140 lawsuits, including appeals, and over 800 claims annually.

This Assistant Director will join the existing Civil Litigation leadership team. The Civil Litigation leadership team consists of the Section Director, two Assistant Directors and a Legal Administrator. An Assistant Director position in the Civil Litigation Section presents a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a leader and manager with extensive litigation experience, who thrives in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment.

You will supervise a team of approximately five litigators. You will serve as lead counsel in the City’s most complex litigation. This role is best described as a “player/coach,” meaning you will both litigate and manage other attorneys who litigate. As such, you should be experienced in civil rights and/or personal injury litigation. You should have a strong interest in litigation and trying cases.

You will spend a significant amount of work time strategizing with the attorneys you supervise to produce best possible outcomes in high profile civil litigation involving the City and its employees.
The Assistant Director role will be expected to perform and excel in the following areas:
* Serving as subject matter expert in defending civil rights and personal injury lawsuits on behalf of City agencies and their employees, primarily the Department of Safety and its law…