What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal (Short Term Contract Position) position at 22nd Century Technologies Inc.?
Title: Paralegal
Location: East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Mode: Onsite
Job Type: Contract (short term)
Essential Job Functions:
Provides high level administrative support by assisting with duties of a complex and confidential nature related to City Council activities, employees' bargaining units, employee grievances, claims and lawsuits filed against the City, and personnel issues; acts as a liaison between the department and other staff or the public, coordinating resolutions when appropriate.
Composes, types, edits, and proofreads a variety of complex and confidential documents, including forms, memos, and legal documents, such as memoranda, agreements, ordinances, administrative and staff reports, and correspondence for department staff from rough draft, dictation equipment, handwritten copy, verbal instructions, or from other material; inputs and retrieves data and text using a computer terminal; checks draft documents for punctuation, spelling, and grammar; makes or suggests corrections to drafts.
Maintains the City Attorney's calendar and arranges meetings; schedules meetings between City staff or between City staff and other groups or organizations; arranges for necessary setup and materials to be available at meetings.
Verifies and reviews forms and reports for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures; applies departmental and program policies and procedures in determining completeness of applications, records, and files.
Conducts initial review of draft contracts and amendments; flags inconsistencies and potential problems in documents for Attorney review; participates in contract template working group to monitor and recommend changes to template contracts as proposed by the CAO and internal staff.