The City of Philadelphia Law Department's Child Welfare Unit is seeking a Legal Assistant Supervisor to supervise legal assistants and perform daily tasks such as reviewing, revising, and electronically filing dependent petitions, and appearing at Pre-Hearing Conferences at Family Court. The ideal candidate will have an Associate's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent, and experience supervising employees in a legal setting.
Requirements
- Participate in interviews of candidates for City of Philadelphia Legal Assistant positions
- Assist in new hire coordination and training of new legal assistant staff
- Schedule, prepare, and attend meetings specific to Child Welfare Unit legal assistant responsibilities
- Assign work to subordinate staff and monitor work assignments
- Provide direct supervision/oversight for City of Philadelphia legal assistants and indirect supervision for Legal Service Initiative Paralegals (LSIP) assigned to draft dependent petitions
- Prepare annual employee performance evaluations for City of Philadelphia legal assistants under direct supervision
- Provide feedback to LSIP supervisory/management staff regarding LSIP employee performance related to dependent petition drafting
- Assist with drafting dependent petitions as needed
- Provide direct oversight of dependent filing submissions to the Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common Pleas
- Interact with Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common Pleas staff (Dependent Court Operations, Adoptions Unit, Truancy Unit) regarding dependency and adoption/permanent legal custody related filings
- Act as liaison between Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common Pleas staff and Child Welfare Unit staff to resolve filing impediments
- Report to Child Welfare Unit management and Human Resources regarding employee performance and work status
- Assist in resolving issues and disputes
- Develop, update, and maintain work and document logs/databases regarding dependency pleadings and maintain document quality control
- Assist with providing reports to interoffice/interdepartmental management and client representatives
- Assist attorneys with special due diligence efforts and other special projects
- Conduct research utilizing legal research tools and other databases/resources
- Handle an independent dependency and adoption/permanent legal custody related case load under the supervision of an assigned attorney and with assistance of a LSIP
Benefits
- Unlimited FREE public transportation
- 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Wellness program with discounted medical plan
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Generous retirement savings options
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Tuition discounts and scholarships
