The City Attorney's Office provides comprehensive in-house legal counsel, prosecution, victim advocate, collection, risk management, and  litigation services for the city, its affiliated entities, and its personnel.

The City Attorney's Office provides legal services on behalf of the city. It does not represent or give legal advice to individual or private citizens, businesses, groups, or other entities.

The City Attorney's Office is managed and supervised by department head J. Eric Bunderson, City Attorney, and consists of two divisions:

• The Civil Division
• The Prosecution Division (aka the Criminal Division or the Prosecutor's Office)