Wage: $23.83 - $33.66 per hour

Benefits Offered

No Testing Required

Available Until: 5:00 pm CST, May 24, 2024

DEPARTMENT

Administration - Legal

SUMMARY

Performs a variety of highly responsible, confidential, and complex legal administrative duties within the City Attorney’s office. Work will include assisting the City Attorney in preparation of original legal documents including pleadings, ordinances, and other materials, as well as reading and verifying contracts.

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from high school or equivalent supplemented by coursework in public administration, criminal justice, or paralegal studies, a college degree is desired but not required; plus at least five years of progressive training, education, and/or experience in the legal field or city government and will have a background which places a strong emphasis on writing and organizational skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

• Perform a wide variety of complex, responsible, and confidential duties for the Attorney(s). Use strong writing, editing, formatting, and organizational skills in the preparation of legal documents including pleadings, contracts, ordinances, memorandum, correspondence, and other materials. Prepare general and case specific correspondence for the Attorney(s).
• Provide assistance for Attorney(s) in preparation for governmental meetings including City Council, Council Committees, Community Redevelopment Authority, and all other legislative and administrative meetings. Develop a familiarity with City Code, ordinances and resolutions, agreements and contracts, and laws applicable to the City.
• Review legal documents including title reports, legal descriptions, contracts, exhibits, or other materials. Prepare summaries, suggestions, and corrections as assigned. Maintain electronic and paper files and documents including filing and organizational tasks. Request, compile and assemble various legal materials and documents from materials gathered from internal and external sources. Under the guidance of the Attorney(s), assist officials and staff in preparing preliminary drafts of legislative documents including ordinances and resolutions.
• Use proprietary software and Microsoft Office to create, implement, and maintain standardized and integrated merge documents for common legal documents. Maintain familiarity with document generation processes, including maintaining data integrity, and updating existing processes. A willingness to participate in advanced training on Microsoft Office features, which improves efficiency and standardization.
• Prepare and format documents for electronic filing with the Courts and track case progression through the court system. Utilize a wide variety of task-specific software across multiple departments to retrieve data and information for assigned projects.

Please see job description for more details.

HOURS

This is a FLSA non-exempt position. 40 hours, Monday - Friday

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

None

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested individuals may apply online (link available at top of this page).

Human Resources
1228 N Denver Ave
Hastings, NE 68901
402-462-3535

Deadline to apply: 5:00 pm CST, May 24, 2024

EOE/M/F/D/Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace/E-verify Participant
This position is subject to veteran's preference per Neb. statute 48-225 thru 48-227.