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The City of Philadelphia Legal Assistant Supervisor - Child Welfare Unit
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Job DescriptionPosition SummaryLegal assistants in the Child Welfare Unit meet with Department of Human Services (“DHS”) social work service managers and Community Umbrella Agencies (“CUA”) case managers to discuss proposed and pending court cases, draft dependent petitions which are filed in the Dependent Branch of Family Court following these interviews, and review DHS case records in order to prepare petitions seeking either Voluntary Or Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights, or Permanent Legal Custody.  They also prepare related documents and gather necessary information in order to supplement these pleadings.  The legal assistants occasionally expunge DHS case records of confidential information for review by outside parties and appear at Pre-Hearing Conferences at Family Court on behalf of the Law Department.Legal Assistant Supervisors in the Child Welfare Unit perform the above-described duties of a legal assistant in the unit.  Legal Assistant Supervisors, on a daily basis, review, revise when necessary, and electronically file dependent petitions in coordination with Family Court staff, and they appear weekly at Pre-Hearing Conferences at Family Court on behalf of the Law Department.  Essential FunctionsThe functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or essential functions. Duties may be modified, assigned, or reassigned as operational needs evolve, consistent with applicable law.Participate in interviews of candidates for City of Philadelphia Legal Assistant positionsAssist in new hire coordination and training of new legal assistant staffSchedule, prepare, and attend meetings specific to Child Welfare Unit legal assistant responsibilitiesAssist with scheduling, preparing, and attending meetings specific to Child Welfare Unit area of practiceAssist in the development/modification of Child Welfare Unit training modules/programs/materialsPrepare monthly Child Welfare Unit legal assistant staff calendar for on-call dependent petition drafting assignmentsAssign work to subordinate staff and monitor work assignmentsProvide direct supervision/oversight for City of Philadelphia legal assistants and indirect supervision for Legal Service Initiative Paralegals (LSIP) assigned to draft dependent petitionsPrepare annual employee performance evaluations for City of Philadelphia legal assistants under direct supervisionProvide feedback to LSIP supervisory/management staff regarding LSIP employee performance related to dependent petition draftingAssist with drafting dependent petitions as neededProvide direct oversight of dependent filing submissions to the Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common PleasInteract with Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common Pleas staff (Dependent Court Operations, Adoptions Unit, Truancy Unit) regarding dependency and adoption/permanent legal custody related filingsAct as liaison between Juvenile Branch of Family Court, Division of the Court of Common Pleas staff and Child Welfare Unit staff to resolve filing impedimentsReport to Child Welfare Unit management and Human Resources regarding employee performance and work statusAssist in resolving issues and disputesDevelop, update, and maintain work and document logs/databases regarding dependency pleadings and maintain document quality controlAssist with providing reports to interoffice/interdepartmental management and client representativesAssist attorneys with special due diligence efforts and other special projectsConduct research utilizing legal research tools and other databases/resourcesHandle an independent dependency and adoption/permanent legal custody related case load under the supervision of an assigned attorney and with assistance of a LSIPCompetencies, Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesExcellent organizational skillsEffective and professional oral and written communicationAbility to work independently and think proactivelyAbility to manage and prioritize numerous assignmentsComputer skills required/desired for the position include:MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, OneNote, Access)Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)Spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, OpenOffice Calc). ...Email (mail merge, filters, folders, rules)Presentations/Slideshows (Powerpoint, Google Slides, OpenOffice Impress, Tableu)Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other virtual platformsExperience with electronic filing through PACfileAbility to complete work projects in a timely and accurate mannerCommitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusionExperience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information

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