Office of Legal Affairs Manager

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The Richmond Police Department is seeking qualified and dedicated professionals to apply for the position of Office of Legal Affairs Manager. This role is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating policies in collaboration with assigned legal counsel to enhance the department's processes and responses to legal inquiries. Additionally, the position involves supervising the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) staff.

• Plan, implement, and coordinate policies in collaboration with the Department’s assigned legal counsel to improve the Department’s processes and responses to legal inquiries.
• Handle Virginia Freedom of Information requests, subpoenas duces tecum, firearms releases, unclaimed remains, and other legal requests.
• Propose, write, and review internal division policies to ensure division efficiency and compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as Department policies.
• Coordinate the review and execution of memoranda of agreement or understanding.
• Supervise, coordinate, and monitor assignments of the Office of Legal Affairs staff, including conducting performance evaluations.
• Utilize various Richmond Police Department programs and software such as Records Management System (RMS), TREDS, Netviewer, and Evidence.com to research and generate police incident/police crash reports, CAD reports, calls for service reports, and other relevant reports.
• Work closely and regularly communicate with officers, Department staff, the City Attorney’s Office, and other City agency employees.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or field related to assignment
• Four years of journey-level professional experience in area related to assignment
• 3+ years of supervisory experience within private sector, public safety or governmental operations
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
• Prior experience in the legal field is preferred but not required. This includes, but is not limited to, experience as a court clerk or paralegal 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate proficiency in using computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Be familiar with Virginia’s Judicial System Online Case Information System and have a general knowledge of Virginia court scheduling processes.
• Possess strong communication skills for interacting with various internal and external departments.
• Have experience in conducting effective meetings and managing staff, including supervising, scheduling, setting goals, and assigning work.
• Exhibit the highest standards of ethics and confidentiality.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; and occasionally climb, stoop, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

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The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

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