Legal Staff Paralegal in Indianapolis, IN

Government

Indianapolis, IN

Legal Staff Paralegal in Indianapolis, IN

Legal Staff

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Unsafe Building Legal Assistant
The candidate will be responsible for the coordination of the Unsafe Building Program in the nuisance abatement program within the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services. Serves as court staff at Unsafe Building Hearings and manages the boarding contracts/ invoices for both the Unsafe Building Program and the Demolition Program. Manages the boarding contracts and vendors for the Unsafe Building program. Manages the demolition and emergency demolition program by monitoring the budget and status of properties on the demolition list. Attends Unsafe Building hearings as court support staff. Processes invoices and record orders for the Unsafe Building program. Perform quality checks on contractor photos with invoice submission. Performs routine reports and data pulls to identify process improvement opportunities within the case management system and overall program policies. Measures, evaluates, and reports the results of Unsafe Building enforcement activities and hearings. Manages and shares information and data about nuisance and problem properties with BNS, other City/County agencies, and the public. Develops methods to increase the effectiveness of the Unsafe Building Program and improve neighborhood quality of life. Processes lien reports sent to the CFO and the Assessor's Office for proper placement of liens on properties from Unsafe Building Hearings. Conducts routine research and resolution into property lien issues identified by BNS, other City-County agencies, and citizens. Interacts with boarding contractors to address invoice corrections, facilitate training, and ensure contractual obligations are being met. Ensures that citizen complaints and issues are addressed by conducting legal research into properties and liens placed on properties from unsafe building hearings. Responds to inquiries and provide information as appropriate to the public, other City divisions or departments, other public agencies, and outside counsel regarding nuisance and problem properties.