Description:
Summary:The Assistant County Solicitor provides legal representation to the County, its departments, and personnel in a multitude of legal situations/contexts as further set forth below.
A criminal background check is required.
Essential Duties:
- Provide advice and legal counsel regarding compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations as well as County Policies and procedures.
- Extensive review and drafting of contracts and agreements to identify issues, ensure compliance with state and federal laws, and negotiate terms.
- Review and draft Resolutions and Ordinances.
- Conduct and coordinate research into a variety of legal issues for all County departments, including, but not limited to, municipal laws and Federal and State statutes/laws/regulations.
- Serve as a resource for management/departments with respect to legal matters and policy, statutory, and regulatory interpretation.
- Identify laws that protect information and draft responses to subpoenas and Right-to-Know Law requests and appeals.
- Assess departmental policies and procedures to ensure legal and regulatory compliance and ensuring compliance and compatibility with the County Employee Handbook.
- Provide drafts of new and revised County policies as needed.
- Provide legal representation, when necessary, in administrative proceedings, Magisterial District, Common Pleas, Pennsylvania Appellate, and Federal courts.
- Draft pleadings in local, state, and federal litigations.
- Occasionally argue motions and conduct legal proceedings in court.
- Other duties, tasks and special projects, as required by the Solicitor's Office.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Law degree from an accredited law school
- PA bar admission in good standing
- License to practice law in PA.
- Admission to practice in Federal Courts preferred.
- Highly skilled in applying legal principles.
- Proven skills in creating, developing, analyzing, interpreting, and applying human resources and other County policies, procedures and rules.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to maintain confidential information and handle confidential matters.
- Ability to attend and professionally represent the County in various court appearances. (Familiarity with Chester County Court processes and procedures is a plus).
- Strong time management skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and proceed with objectives.
- Ability to coordinate and direct work assignments.
- Ability to interface with all levels of county management.
- Intermediate skill to use a personal computer and various software packages.
- Knowledge and skill with standard office equipment.
