Cityofphiladelphia

Cityofphiladelphia

Legal Assistant

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Sponsorship not specified$48k-$60kDetected 12 days ago
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About the role

  • The Legal Assistant will coordinate the administrative and logistical aspects of team's work on administrative enforcement proceedings, drafting and promulgation of Board regulations, training, and informal advice.
  • The Legal Assistant will also be responsible for drafting and maintaining correspondence, acting as a point of contact for scheduling and advice requests, drafting procedural orders, and organizing and managing both electronic and paper files.
  • Schedule and coordinate in-person and virtual ethics training sessions with City offices and City boards and commissions

Responsibilities

  • Initiate and maintain communications with external parties including drafting cover letters, managing emails, scheduling hearings and reserving meeting space for adjudications and other administrative enforcement matters
  • Cultivate and manage intra-City department relationships and contact lists
  • Support official BOE social media including by scheduling posts and updating pre-formatted, recurring content
  • Under the supervision of attorneys, draft basic legal documents including orders, memoranda, and other legal documents as needed
  • Organize and maintain paper and electronic records including documentation of formal and informal advice

Requirements

  • Ability to work independently and proactively address challenges
  • The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Zoom (meeting scheduling, polls, registration)
  • Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)
  • Online engagement tools (Buffer, Bitly)
  • Experience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information
  • Understanding of legal concepts such as attorney-client privilege, burdens of proof
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills
  • Flexibility in taking on new tasks and learning new skills

Compensation

  • $48,000-$60,000
  • 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.
  • Coordinate with Board staff to compile monthly Board meeting materials and annual report

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.
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