Assistant City Solicitor Or Deputy City Solicit...

Description:

Job Description:
The Law Department's Tax and Major Tax Litigation Unit is seeking a licensed Pennsylvania attorney to fill an Assistant City Solicitor or DeputyCity Solicitor position. Prior litigation experience is preferred. Strong writing and research skills is required. In addition, excellent organizational and time management skills is necessary. Judicial law clerks and fellows are a plus. Professional work experience before law school is also a plus. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain tax litigation experience.
Essential Functions:
The duties of an Assistant City Solicitor in the Tax Unit's Major Tax Litigation Division primarily consist of litigating agency and state court actions from the pleading stage through trial, which encompasses:

• Reviewing and filing court actions;
• Trying state court collection cases before the Court of Common Pleas;
• Trying agency appeal cases before the Tax Review Board and resulting statutory appeals in state court;
• Attending court conferences and hearings;
• Drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs; and
• Researching and analyzing complex legal issues

The duties of a Deputy City Solicitor in the Major Tax Litigation Division primarily consist of all of the above, in addition to the following:

• Mentoring junior attorneys in the Division.
• Assisting the Divisional Deputy with training and case management;

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, and agency rules and process;
• Significant experience in A Government Entity Court of Common Pleas
• 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. Must be able to clearly present and explain their case to arbitrators, Board members, opposing parties, or judges, and listen, answer questions, present to large groups and high-level officials and employ diplomacy in challenging situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex rules and procedures to the public and to businesses.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify and analyze legal issues within complex fact patterns.
• Ability to foster and maintain a collegial, inclusive, and professional work environment.
• Excellent writing, case management, negotiating, and trial skills.
• Ability to work with and/or train professional legal staff as well as non-legal staff on applicable legal requirements.
• Excellent judgment and critical thinking in high-pressure situations.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work on teams and collaborate with colleagues and clients;

Qualifications:

• Assistant City Solicitor candidates must have one (1) plus years of relevant experience within a legal setting. This can be an entry level position.
• Deputy City Solicitor candidates should have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant legal experience. Legal experience should include some or most of those described under Essential Functions.
• Candidates must have a law degree from an ABA accredited law school, and must either be a member in good standing of the Pennsylvania Bar, or eligible to become a member of the Pennsylvania Bar within six (6) months.
  

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