The City Counselor’s Office is the Civil Law Department for the City of St. Louis.  It houses 40 lawyers and 20 support staff.  The City Counselor serves as chief counsel to elected City officials, City boards and commission, as well as City departments and agencies – including the St. Louis Development Corporation, the Metropolitan Police Department, and St. Louis Lambert International Airport ©2021.  Both successful candidates are to be stationed at City Hall.  One of the successful candidates would aid with general civil litigation, and the second would work with the newly formed Affirmative Litigation Unit.