Section Chief of Community Courts Dallas City Attorney’s Office
The Dallas City Attorney’s Office is seeking an energetic, self-motivated attorney with at least five years of relevant experience to fill a full-time position as the chief of the Community Courts Section. The candidate will supervise the section, including a social service team, a community service team, and a specialty courts team.
The mission of the Community Courts Section is to rehabilitate individuals and restore the communities where offenses occurred and build stronger communities by offering an innovative restitution model, which provides reasonable and responsive alternatives to quality-of-life offenses. Individuals who are issued eligible citations, are directed to appear at a community court for efficient adjudication. Social service coordinators provide assessments of individual needs. Community service coordinators provide individuals with the opportunity to complete community service, in lieu of fines and court costs. Individuals who choose to participate in the community courts program plead “guilty” or “no contest,” and agree to complete specific conditions and perform community service.
The section chief will be responsible for overseeing the operational, administrative, and financial functions of the court; preparing reports, including creating and analyzing reports on court activities, pending cases, and statistics; maintaining schedules; and conducting inventories. The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing contracts, grant reporting, and compliance. The candidate will work closely with other sections within the office and other city departments. Other duties may be assigned.
Applicants must be licensed to practice law in Texas and be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas. The successful candidate must be able to develop and maintain strong and collaborative relationships within the community, with city staff, service providers, and other governmental agencies. The successful candidate must also have a problem-solving mindset, strong written and oral communication skills, a desire to serve the public interest, and strong leadership and management skills.
Salary is commensurate with experience. The city's comprehensive benefits package comes with the position. This position is exempt from the provisions applicable to civil service, pursuant to Chapter XVI, Section 9 of the Dallas City Charter. Details concerning the Dallas City Attorney's Office are available at www.dallascityattorney.com.
If interested, please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample (no more than ten pages) to:
attresumes@dallas.gov
No phone calls, please
