Company Profile
Seattle City Attorney's Office
Company Overview
The Seattle City Attorney's Office is committed to making Seattle a safe, healthy, empowered and thriving community for everyone. We strive to address historical injustices within the court system with self-examination and to pursue justice in Seattle with integrity, creativity, and fairness. We believe working transparently, innovatively, and in collaboration with our partners in the community is necessary to achieve outcomes that promote equity, accountability, and healing.
The Law Department is divided into three major divisions:
The Criminal Division prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and traffic infractions in Seattle Municipal Court. The types of cases prosecuted by the Criminal Division include driving under the influence (DUI), misdemeanor assault, misdemeanor domestic violence, misdemeanor theft, and trespassing.
The Civil Division represents the City in lawsuits and advises City officials as they develop programs, projects, policies, and legislation. The sections within the Civil Division are torts (claims), governmental affairs, land use, environmental protection, labor and employment, contracts/utilities, and regulatory enforcement and economic justice.
The Administration Division staff provide budgeting, accounting, human resource, clerical and information technology services for the City Attorney's Office.
Company History
The Office of the Seattle City Attorney is also known as the Law Department under Article XIII of the City Charter. With more than 100 attorneys, the City's Law Department is one of the largest law offices in Seattle and is the third largest public law office in the state.
Benefits
A full list of Employee Benefits and Perks can be found here: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans