Join the Santa Monica City Attorney's Office
About the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office
The Santa
Monica City Attorney's Office (SMCAO) strives to provide the highest level of
legal representation to the City of Santa Monica and the People of the State of
California. Our office has been recognized as the outstanding public law office
of the year by the American Bar Association, and our lawyers have been honored
with the California Lawyer of the Year Award.
The City of Santa Monica
The City of
Santa Monica is a beachfront community of 8.3 square miles that has earned an
international reputation as a progressive and forward-thinking municipality.
Santa Monica is known for its high quality of life, innovative policies and
programs, uniquely participatory local democracy, and commitment to social and
economic diversity, fair housing, the arts, and sustainability. The City
government, comprising seven Council members and over 2,500 staff, is regularly
recognized as shaping best practices in local government in California and
beyond.
The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office
The Santa
Monica City Attorney's Office is committed to providing first-class legal
representation to advance the public good. The Office’s precedent-setting work
has included asserting the rights of local governments to regulate technology
platforms; obtaining a consent decree allowing the City to close the Santa
Monica Airport; drafting novel local land use, housing, and sustainability
laws; and recovering more than $350 million from major oil companies following
contamination of the City’s drinking water supply. The office has been
recognized as the outstanding public law office of the year by the American Bar
Association and our lawyers have been honored with the California Lawyer of the
Year Award.
Senior Legal Analyst - Limited Term - Criminal Prosecution Unit
The
Santa Monica City Attorney's Office seeks a dedicated, detailed-oriented Senior
Legal Analyst for a full-time three-year limited term position to collaborate
with the Criminal Prosecution unit on
its newly established SaMo Bridge program, addressing recidivism among homeless
adults with justice system involvement.
Duties may
include, but are not limited
to: Overseeing all administrative functions related to requirements of the
program’s external grant funder: California Board of State
and Community Corrections Prop 47 grant program; coordinating across all
contracted vendors providing services related to the program including social
services, performance evaluation and fiscal audit, program site operation
logistics and project management; coordinating training with key stakeholders
including Santa Monica Police Department; facilitating regular Local Advisory Committee
meetings – membership consists of internal and external stakeholders advising
ongoing project implementation; facilitating regular community meetings to
receive feedback from the public; maintaining client service records and
accessing needed legal databases to monitor for recidivism among client served;
overseeing and completing all necessary quarterly progress reports to funder;
overseeing all invoicing and reimbursements processes; attending
funder-required trainings and webinars; preparing staff reports and
presentations; making presentations to the public, appointed and elected
officials; monitoring for additional external funding opportunities (state,
federal, philanthropic) and preparing grant proposals as needed to continue the
program. Other duties may be required as assigned.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate should be familiar with all Microsoft software including
Excel, Power Point, SharePoint, One
Drive, and Tyler Munis. Candidate should establish and maintain working
relationships with City personnel, other government agencies, police
departments, and the public.
Candidate
should be a highly motivated self-starter with strong project management skills
and experience administering government grant programs. Working knowledge in
the areas of homeless services, criminal justice, law enforcement, and related
fields is desired.
Graduation
from an accredited university with a bachelor’s degree in a related
field or equivalent of three years’ experience in legal services, law
enforcement, homeless service, social work or public health; 3-5 years’ experience in these fields preferred. Candidate must have a valid California Class
"C" Driver's License.
The hours of
the position are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on alternate Fridays. This
is a 9/80 work schedule. Hybrid remote work schedule is currently
available. Evening and weekend duties
may be required to facilitate community meetings and events. A background check
will be required prior to beginning employment. Salary is dependent on grant
funding and qualifications/experience. The salary is currently $106,812. The
City also offers excellent benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer. See the CAO EEO
Policy on the City
Attorney’s Office website. Interested
applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names of three
references. These materials should be
submitted in a single pdf document by email to: CAO.Opportunities@santamonica.gov with the
subject line: “Application – Senior Legal Analyst Grant Position – Criminal Prosecution
Unit”; closing date Friday
January 24, 2025, by 12:00 noon.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of
Santa Monica is an equal opportunity employer. The City Council’s Policy
Statement reads in part, “In the recruitment, selection, assignment, promotion,
discipline and training of personnel, we will consider only job-related skills,
abilities, knowledge and performance. We will develop positive measures to
eliminate discrimination based on race, color, gender, national origin,
religion, age, disability, or sexual harassment in the workplace.”
Inclusion & Diversity
The City of
Santa Monica is a progressive, inclusive, and culturally-rich community. As
leaders in public service, we strive to be an employer of choice by attracting
and retaining a highly-talented workforce where people of diverse races,
religions, cultures and lifestyles thrive. Our goal is to create a welcoming
and inclusive environment where our staff are empowered to perform at their
highest level and where their differences make a positive impact.
The City is an
equal opportunity employer and strives to build balanced teams from all walks
of life without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin,
age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry,
disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected
under federal, state and/or local law. We aim to create a workplace that
celebrates and embraces the diversity of our employees. Join us!
Salary Schedule
- The City of Santa Monica salary schedule is located here.
Benefits
- The City of Santa Monica employee benefits are described here.