Legal Assistant (Law Department - Blight Section)

LAW DEPARTMENT - BLIGHT SECTION LEGAL ASSISTANT (PARALEGAL) Established by the Detroit City Charter, the Law Department is an independent agency that represents the interests of the City of Detroit as a corporate body. The Department is headed by the Corporation Counsel, whose mission is to provide a variety of legal services to the City, its elected officials, departments, agencies, offices, commissions, and boards, as well as its individual employee, in their official capacity. The Department has dozens of attorneys, specializing in various areas, who provide legal advice, opinions, and counsel to clients; defend all legal actions against the City; prosecute violations of State law and/or City Ordinances on behalf of the people of the City of Detroit. Draft legal documents and correspondence including but not limited to briefs, pleadings, stipulation, discovery requests, and other legal documents. Locate property owners and resident agents, research facts to obtain necessary information. Locate, collect, organize, review, and summarize documents. Maintain databases of actions, information, or processes in Excel or Smartsheet. Assist attorneys in preparing for hearings, including