Under the direction of the City Attorney, the Second Assistant City Attorney shall, under the direction of the mayor, serve as labor relations counsel pursuant to section 6.5 of the City Charter, and shall represent the city in collective bargaining negotiations, and in all matters relating to labor relations. In addition to the foregoing general duties, the Second Assistant City Attorney shall assist the City Attorney in the performance of the duties of the office, including employment matters, real estate matters, drafting of ordinances; representation of the City in Court, particularly in the Land Court and Federal Court and before administrative tribunals; and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the City Attorney.

Qualifications
• Law Degree, admission to Massachusetts Bar required,• Excellent writing, and organizational skills, • Preference to those with at least three (3) years labor law experience, collective bargaining experience, and civil service experience,• Computer proficiency desirable, • Bilingual (English / Spanish) candidates encouraged to apply.

Miscellaneous Information

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PERSONNEL OFFICEApplication and Full Job Description Available in the City Personnel DepartmentThe City of Lawrence is an Equal Opportunity EmployerREASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS are provided to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodations for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please notify the Personnel Director at (978) 620-3060. The decision to grant reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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