Job Description
City Solicitor
Competition Number : 24 / 267A
Posting Scope : Internal / External
Posted Date : February 6, 2025
Closing Date : February 27, 2025, 4 : 30 PM PST
Department : Legal Services
Posting Type : Continuous (Regular Full-Time)
Work schedule : Monday to Friday (35 hour work week)
Salary : Pay Band L4 ($219,336.692 to $249,921.093)
Job Code : 3132
Employee Group : This is an Exempt position
Number of Vacancies : 1
The City of Victoria is seeking a highly skilled and experienced City Solicitor to serve as the City’s chief legal advisor and lead our Legal Team. Acting as a key strategic partner, and reporting directly to the City Manager, our City Solicitor provides expert legal counsel on a wide range of municipal matters, including governance, land use, contracts, and litigation.
As City Solicitor, you will act as a trusted partner to Council and senior leadership. This dynamic and highly visible role offers the unique opportunity to shape policies, guide strategic decision-making, and play a pivotal role in legal negotiations that influence the city's growth and development. You will use your expertise to proactively address legal challenges and ensure that processes are well-structured and legally sound from the outset.
Our ideal candidate has extensive post-call experience providing advice and counsel to government organizations, with a preference for both municipal and in-house experience. Experience leading and managing a talented legal team will also be prioritized.
If you thrive in a dynamic, front-facing role where legal expertise meets strategic impact and are eager to make a lasting impact on the future of our community, this role offers both professional challenge and personal fulfillment. We look forward to reading your application.
Position Summary
Under the general direction of the City Manager, the City Solicitor serves as the City’s chief legal advisor responsible for delivering professional, competent, and effective legal services and advice to the City of Victoria. The in-house Legal Services Department, overseen by the City Solicitor, handles most of the City’s legal matters, excluding those related to labour law. Employment and labour relations legal services are provided by an external firm working directly with the City’s People & Culture Department.
Major Accountabilities
Qualifications
To apply for this opportunity, you will need to create an online profile or log back into our career portal at www.victoria.ca / jobs - only online submissions will be considered. All applications must be submitted online by 4 : 30 pm on the closing date noted on the posting. Please be prepared to provide proof of qualifications as outlined in your resume.
The City of Victoria is committed to integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility into our programs, policies, spaces, and services. Our goal is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve and aim to become. Individuals who are Indigenous, racialized, immigrants, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, or facing any additional barriers are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be available upon request throughout the application and selection process.
If you require assistance, please email us at [email protected] .
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