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City law department warns attorney attrition is driving reliance on outside counsel
Summary
The City Attorney’s office told the City Council it has lost most of its attorneys in recent years, leaving remaining litigators with more than 100 cases each and heightening reliance on outside law firms.
The City Attorney’s law department told the City Council’s budget committee that heavy attorney attrition and constrained pay are forcing the office to rely on outside counsel and to restructure operations.
“Over the last year, we've lost 14 positions,” the law department’s presenter said, and clarified that “11” of those were attorneys. She told the council the department now has about 15 attorneys and that litigators are carrying an “over 100 cases per litigation attorney” caseload.
Turner said the office’s 2026 priorities include expanding…
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