City of Philadelphia
Legal Assistant - Tort Litigation Unit
Philadelphia, PA, United States · Staff+ · Contract
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About the role
- The Legal Assistant will work with approximately four trial attorneys and be responsible for sending out investigation requests to City departments and following up ensure that the City timely responds to Discovery requests.
- The Legal Assistant will assist with trial preparation and may be called upon to prepare deposition digests, subpoena requests, process settlements and judgments and other tasks as deemed appropriate by supervisors.
- The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this role.
Responsibilities
- Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)
Requirements
- Excellent organizational, oral and written communication as well as inter-personal skills are required coupled with the ability to manage numerous assignments.
- City residency is required within six months of employment.
- Processing settlement agreements and updating databases as required
- Ability to work independently and think proactively
- Computer skills required/desired for the position include:
- The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Skills
- Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent organizational skills
Compensation
- $44,153 to $60,554 - 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.
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