City of Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia

Deputy City Solicitor – Civil Rights Unit

Philadelphia, PA, United States · Mid

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About the role

  • The City of Philadelphia Law Department is seeking to hire an attorney with five or more years of litigation experience as a Deputy City Solicitor in the Civil Rights Unit.
  • The candidate will have extensive opportunities to handle jury trials.
  • Lawyers in the Civil Rights Unit handle their cases from inception (initial pleadings, discovery) through disposition (motion, settlement, or trial).

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have several years of civil litigation experience, preferably involving issues relating to civil rights litigation but not required.
  • Analyze probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents
  • Knowledge of applicable laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules and process, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn;
  • Ability to analyze large amounts of information, determine relevant facts, and propose viable solutions;
  • Ability to find what applicable laws and regulations apply to a specific matter;
  • Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify and analyze legal issues within complex fact patterns.
  • The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Skills

  • Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Compensation

  • $94,465 to $113,614 - Commensurate with education and experience
  • Pay off your student loans faster - As a qualifying employer, City of Philadelphia employees are eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Benefits

  • The City offers its employees 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
  • Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
  • Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Generous retirement savings options are available
  • Experience savings of 10% to 40% on your educational expenses, extending not only to City employees but in some cases, spouse and dependents too!
  • Join the City of Philadelphia team today and seize these incredible benefits designed to enhance your financial well-being and personal growth!
  • Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia.
  • As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

Company info

  • From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here.

Equal opportunity

  • The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethni
  • Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethni
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