The City of Hanahan is seeking the firm to: 1. Perform legal research, fieldwork, and other work and communicates the results to the appropriate person. 2. Negotiates, reviews, and prepares contracts, agreements, and conveyances, such as service agreements, lease agreements, franchise agreements, easements, purchase contracts, and other legal documents on behalf of the City. 3. Reviews, analyzes, drafts, and revises ordinances, policies, manuals, and other memoranda for the City and its various departments to ensure they are coherent, enforceable, and consistent with State and Federal law; advises the City Council, City Administrator, and City departments when revisions and changes need to be made. 4. Researches, interprets, and applies laws, court decisions, and other legal authority in the preparation of opinions and briefs; prepares formal legal opinions upon request of the City Council and the City Administrator. 5. Drafts ordinances and resolutions for the City Council, explains the foregoing, and answers questions related thereto. 6. Analyzes legislation including proposed State and Federal legislation affecting the City. 7. Engages in litigation-related matters including drafting, discovery, court attendance, mediation, investigation, hearings and trials, and similar activities, as needed. 8. Prepares for and attends the City Council meetings, and other meetings as necessary. 9. Supervises acquisition of real property interests for the City to include title review, interdepartmental communications, negotiations, and litigation. 10. Performs other such duties as may be required by virtue of this position as City Attorney and as directed by the City Council and City Administrator.
