Assistant or Deputy City Solicitor – Regulatory Law Unit – Airport Division

Company Description

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What we offer

• Impact - The work you do here matters to millions. 
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Agency Description

The Law Department's civil practice includes unique issues involving public interest. Our attorneys help chart the course for the City in business, health, safety, commerce, civil rights, taxation, and community development. The Regulatory Law Unit of the Law Department represents the City and its officials in a wide variety of utility, infrastructure, transportation, environmental and sustainability matters. 

The Airport Division of the Regulatory Law Unit represents the Department of Aviation of the City (the “DOA”).  The DOA owns and operates Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport.  These airports are operated as commercial businesses to the greatest extent feasible given their ownership by the City.  In addition to City regulations, the DOA is subject to extensive Federal regulations, particularly by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration, and to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation regulation.  Attorneys in the Airports Division handle a diverse set of regulatory and transactional matters, including the structuring, drafting, and negotiating contracts and real estate transactions with a broad range of complexity. 

Job Description

The Regulatory Law Unit’s Airport Division is seeking a licensed Pennsylvania Attorney to fill an Assistant City Solicitor or Deputy City Solicitor position.  The attorney will work on a wide range of transactional and compliance matters handled by the Airports Division, including negotiating and drafting of contracts and advising the airport staff on legal and regulatory matters, as necessary, for the City to operate and develop its two airports.  The transactional matters include the preparation of letters of intent, leases, licenses, grant agreements, professional service contracts, pre-development and development agreements, reimbursement agreements, airline incentive agreements, easements, and concession agreements, as well as various other agreements related to the operation and development of the City’s airports. The attorney in this position also provides counsel on the application of Federal, Pennsylvania and City laws and regulations related to public safety, national security, commercial development, land use, zoning, noise, environmental concerns, and other day-to-day legal issues.  Division attorneys’ offices are located in Philadelphia International Airport. 

Essential Functions

In addition to the Position Summary, responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Representing the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Aviation in matters relating to the operation and development of the two airports as detailed above.
• Structuring, negotiating, and drafting contracts, including leases, of a broad range of complexity as detailed above.
• Interfacing with other City departments, including Risk, Tax, Finance, the Office of Sustainability, and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
• Reviewing and analyzing Federal, State and City laws (including the Philadelphia Code and the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter) that affect the DOA’s operations and functions.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to analyze large amounts of information, determine relevant facts, and propose viable solutions to address matters described under Position Summary
• Familiarity with airport business and related commercial transactions
• Knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration regulations
• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, pre