Specific skills sought are:

• Three to five years of experience and knowledge in areas including:
  • Public agency procurement and contracting, including public contract law, bidding processes and requests for proposals
  • Public works, including bid protests, prompt payment, stop payment notices, false claims, suretyship and prevailing wage law
  • Real property transactions, including due diligence, entitlements and public agency compliance issues
  • General agency law, including the Ralph M. Brown Act, the Public Records Act and conflict of interest law
  • Pre-litigation dispute evaluation and resolution, including government claims procedures
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Ability to handle and manage, with supervision and oversight, contract preparation, revisions and negotiation ensuring legal compliance, risk management and reasonableness
• Ability to communicate in person and through various forms of telecommunication with multiple clients and convey a level of professionalism and competence in terms of both the legal issues and the strategic practical issues in public procurement and related disputes
• Self-starter with willingness and ability to take ownership of a matter, develop a course of action and follow-through under professional oversight
• Strong self-awareness of strengths and limitations, and desire for professional training and mentorship