Legal Assistant (Law Department - Litigation Division)

LAW DEPARTMENT - LITIGATION DIVISION 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. 1. Perform legal research under the direction of an attorney. 2. Gather information regarding laws, ordinances, regulation, court decisions and similar materials. 3. Draft legal documents and correspondence including, but not limited to, briefs, pleadings, opinions, stipulations, leases, deeds, contracts, and other legal documents. 4. Prepare summaries of research results and conclusions. 5. Interview clients and witnesses and