What You'll Do as the Assistant City Attorney: Provide legal counsel and advice to City Manager, City Council, City boards and commissions, department directors, and employees on legal matters affecting City operations, including statutory and constitutional requirements, elections, open government laws, employment matters, public information, and departmental policies and procedures. Draft, review, negotiate contracts and other legal documents to which the City is a party, including agreements for goods, services, construction, utility franchises, economic development incentives, tax abatements, development projects, real estate acquisitions, leases, deeds, and easements.