87/hr.

Compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 📅

Benefits

for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More! S.

Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆 The Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office is a collegial team of legal professionals providing excellent legal service to the City of Fort Worth. As an in-house legal department, we practice in a wide range of civil and criminal law on behalf of and for the City, including general counsel, litigation, and prosecutorial areas.

Local government is the form of government that is closest to the people, and working for a well-managed city like Fort Worth gives meaning and purpose as you see the direct and positive impact your legal work has on improving the community. The City Attorney’s Office places strong emphasis on mentorship and career development and the majority of our attorneys receive in-house training for their positions. We highly value diversity and work life balance, and we consistently strive to be a respectful and supportive work place with a great culture.

An Assistant City Attorney II position is available with the Fort Worth City Attorney’s Office. position will partner with multiple departments, including the Real Property Management, the Water Department, and Transportation Public Works. The City is growing rapidly and as a result needs property interests for various City projects such as roads, sidewalks, water and sewer lines, and parks.

While the City most often is able to negotiate with proper owners to purchase the interests it seeks, it is sometimes necessary to acquire property through eminent domain. Therefore, the City seeks a condemnation lawyer to assist with these acquisitions.

Minimum Qualifications

: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school Five (5) years of increasingly responsible legal experience, including relevant trial experience Possession of a license from the Supreme Court of Texas to practice

Preferred Qualifications

: Municipal law experience Some experience filing condemnation petitions, representing clients at special commissioners’ hearings and litigating condemnation cases is preferred General civil litigation experience will be considered The Assistant City Attorney II - job

Responsibilities

include: Reviewing files for condemnation, preparing petitions, arranging and representing the City in special commissioners’ hearings Preparing the condemnation case for trial; and conducting bench/jury trials Conducting research, analysis, and writing to draft legal opinions for assigned legal issues related to condemnation; utilizing a variety of resources for research, including computerized legal data bases and reference materials Handling notices; conducting written discovery; attending and taking depositions; presenting oral arguments; negotiating settlements; and monitoring general compliance with local, state and federal law Working Conditions and Physical Demand Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.