Description

The City of Salinas is accepting applications for an Assistant City Attorney or Senior Deputy 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.

An additional Educational Achievement premium of 2.5% will be paid for a Bachelor's degree plus 2.5% for a job-related graduate degree and a three percent (3%) increase to base salary effective the first full pay period of January 2026. Click here for a complete list of competitive benefits.

Assistant City Attorney: $148,776 - $189,888/yr.

Senior Deputy City Attorney: $120,036 - $153,204/yr.

Requirements

Assistant City Attorney: Active membership in the State Bar of California. 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.

Senior Deputy City Attorney: Active membership in the State Bar of California. At least three (3) years professional legal experience including two years of full-time legal services for government agencies including municipal or county counsel, special district counsel or private law firm providing legal support to local government clients. Municipal experience with risk management and workers’ compensation and insurance matters is highly desirable, as is experience with civil litigation.