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City Attorney @Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Los Angeles, CA, US
The Los Angeles City Attorney\'s Office is one of the nation\'s largest municipal law offices. With nearly legal professionals, including 500+ attorneys, the office provides the city with the highest caliber of legal services, ranging from prosecuting criminal misdemeanors and playing a leading role in criminal justice reform, advising on homelessness initiatives, defending civil lawsuits and claims, and bringing civil enforcement actions in the name of the People of the State of California.Guided by an overarching commitment to integrity, accountability and transparency, we find great meaning in the work we do and the services we provide. This office is an equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. We welcome all applicants.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES CITY
The Office of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto is responsible for providing advice and legal opinions to every officer, department head, board, commission or other unit of the City and preparing and signing off on all contracts and other legal relationships of the City of Los Angeles. The City Attorney interprets federal, state, county and municipal laws for Los Angeles, drafts City ordinances and is responsible for the application, implementation, and enforcement of all laws within the jurisdiction, defending the City and its charter. In addition, the City Attorney approves and documents all transactions to which the City is a party, oversees all litigation and other proceedings in which Los Angeles is involved and is responsible for civil and criminal misdemeanor enforcement actions. As the City’s chief prosecutor, Feldstein Soto oversees the prosecution of misdemeanors and the administration of criminal justice, including alternatives to incarceration. Her team of nearly legal professionals, including 500+ attorneys, carries out the City’s legal work at her direction and under her supervision. As City Attorney, Feldstein Soto is the City’s general counsel and serves as legal advisor to the Mayor, City Council, and to the hundreds of boards, departments, officers and entities that make up the City of Los Angeles. Learn more at https://cityattorney.lacity.gov.
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