4 legal jobs found in Cambridge

City of Cambridge ABOUT THE ROLE: The City Clerk is the official record keeper for the City of Cambridge. Appointed and held accountable by the City Council for a three-year term, the City Clerk performs those duties prescribed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the ordinances of the City of Cambridge and other such duties as the Cambridge City Council prescribes. Records kept by the Clerk's Office include vital statistics (including births, marriages, domestic partnerships, and deaths), business and professional certificates, cemetery deeds for the Cambridge Cemetery, and the Cambridge Municipal Code and Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. The City Clerk is responsible for preparing and maintaining City Council documents, filings related to appeals before the Board of Zoning Appeal and Planning Board, and advertisements and postings of all notifications of meetings of Cambridge municipal bodies including all official City Boards and Commissions. The Clerk's Office...

City of Cambridge ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Law Department is responsible for providing legal representation and advice to the City and its officials in numerous areas of law including but not limited to: zoning, environmental, employment, civil rights, contracts, tax, real estate and torts involving personal injury and property damage claims. Members of the legal staff also regularly attend and provide advice at meetings of the City Council and sub-committees thereof and to City boards and commissions. In addition to drafting ordinances and other legal documents, numerous verbal and written opinions are rendered to the City Manager, Mayor, City Council, and Department Heads. ABOUT THE ROLE: Working under the direct supervision and direction of the City Solicitor, Deputy City Solicitor, and First Assistant City Solicitor, assists the City Solicitor in all duties as set forth in the Cambridge Municipal Code, Chapter 2.26, **2.26.020 through 2.26.041. The Assistant City...

City of Cambridge ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Equity and Inclusion (E&I) Department is responsible for advancing antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion across the City through strategy, organizational culture, policy development, and service delivery. We build connections by fostering a workplace and community culture where the rights, dignity, and contributions of every employee, resident, and visitor are valued and protected. The E&I Department has multiple divisions, including the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Commission on Immigration Rights and Citizenship, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative, the Human Rights Commission, the LGBTQ+ Commission, and Language Justice. Together, we collaborate and engage with all City departments, community partners and businesses, other government agencies, and residents to operationalize diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and opportunity. ABOUT THE...

City of Cambridge ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT : The Cambridge Community Safety Department's (CSD) mission is to provide additional services to enhance the community's health and well-being. We value compassion in our prevention and intervention efforts. The Community Safety Department is guided by the following values: We are continuously learning, evolving and reimagining our approach in order to best meet the needs of the community we serve. We embrace a growth mindset and value curiosity, humility, and our shared humanity. We commit to living restorative practices such as building empathy, compassion, trust and mutual respect in all we do. We center relationships, partnerships, authentic collaboration and joy in our work. We are guided by the wisdom, insights, and experiences of those who came before us and those who are doing the work today to build solutions community-wide. We are intentionally laying groundwork for the future we envision. We are consciously not...