Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Supports the City of Philadelphia by being well versed in legal issues arising from Title VII, ADA, FMLA, the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, and other related employment laws. Focuses primarily on case analysis, defense, and negotiation to protect the City’s interests while also providing counseling and guidance regarding legal issues as needed. - Advises and represents the City of Philadelphia and its employees before government agencies and in legal matters. - Conducts research and analysis of legal problems while also studying federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations - Determines the potential liability of each case by reviewing the facts, law, and precedent. - Negotiates settlements on behalf of clients when appropriate. - Participates in contract negotiations between unions and the City of Philadelphia, specifically the FOP Act 111 interest arbitration. - Presents updates and practical applications of case law to colleagues and clients.
Provides legal counsel and services to a variety of clients. Skills and accomplishments include but are not limited to: - Manages estates for clients, generating and submitting necessary documents as needed. - Drafts and reviews wills, contracts, deeds, and other legal documents. - Negotiates with opposing counsel for the sake of client’s interests. - Research new areas of the law for clients as needed.
Professional legal work as a research assistant supporting the judiciary of the Philadelphia Municipal Court. Staff attorneys assist with preparing Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and on occasion, opinions. - Researches legal issues based on statutory law, decisions and precedents of higher level courts. - Searches for and studies legal records and documents to obtain data applicable to cases under consideration. - Prepares rough drafts of briefs and opinions. - Maintains file on case documents and all related correspondence. - Serves as an Emergency Arraignment Court Magistrate (EACM) as needed, responsible for hearing arguments from Commonwealth and Defense representatives and setting Defendant's bail.. - Serves as needed as landlord/tenant mediator and assist with civil division court operations. Provides scheduling and conflict resolution as acting supervisor to the Emergency Protection from Abuse (EPFA) Unit.
Argue for bail on newly charged cases on behalf of the Commonwealth before an Arraignment Court Magistrate. Notable responsibilities and accomplishments include: - Perform in-depth background research and other case preparation to assess and demonstrate defendant’s risk to the victim or community or additional risk of flight. - Convey relevant case facts and organize detailed documents in a timely manner to make arguments in a high-pressure environment. - Coordinate with Charging Unit ADAs as well as outside unit supervisors and specially assigned prosecutors to achieve bail objectives, including from Gun Violence Task Force, Non-Fatal Shootings, Dangerous Drug Offenders, and Family Violence/Sexual Assault Unit. - Compile firearm statistics to assist intra-office tracking of gun cases. - Over 2,000 defendants arraigned.
Covex Business Analyst As a COVEX Onshore Testing Services (OTS) analyst, I supported the testing, validation, and implementation of large scale regulated systems for COVEX clients. Working within a diverse team, I: - Assisted in outlining testing approaches and test plans for validation efforts, ensuring system requirements and user processes are properly tested. - Drafted, peer reviewed, dry ran, and executed test scripts using various applications and testing tools. - Collaborated with teams to resolve system issues/errors. - Gathered, created, and configured data for new system data entry.