Hiring: Director of Legal Affairs -Parks & Recreation Company: City of Philadelphia Location: Philadelphia, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:14:52 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Risk Management About the job Experience: •Minimum of four years of experience in Law, business/nonprofit management, or financial management. •Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume. •Transportation: City employees get unlimited FREE public transportation all year long through SEPTA’s Key Advantage program. Employees can ride on SEPTA buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail for their daily commute and more. •Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 8 weeks of paid parental leave. •We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents. Required Skills: •Works with the Law Department to determine a transaction process and structure that accommodates the department’s business objectives in a manner compliant with relevant laws, policies, and procedures. •Discusses and negotiates complex lease and license agreements and amendments with new or existing lessees and licensees in partnership with the Director of Property Management. •Drafts Terms of Agreement describing approved lease or license terms and conditions and transmits the Terms of Agreement and supporting documentation to the Law Department for preparation of a final agreement. •Works with the Law Department, Procurement, Office of Economic Opportunity, Risk Management, senior management, nonprofit partners, and other relevant parties for review and approval of RFPs in conjunction with PPR leadership and fiscal staff. •Provides guidance to department staff in researching and interpreting the relevant sections of lease, license, key agreements, concession agreements and other agreements/MOUs to determine overall responsibility. •Works with the Law Department to draft the department’s written response and actions to resolve violations of lease, license or concession agreement terms and conditions, as well as land encroachment violations. •Functions as the Right to Know/Open Records officer for the department. •Handles and tracks departmental lawsuits in partnership with the Law Department. Tracks and issues subpoenas in coordination with Human Resources. Qualifications: •Completion of a bachelor’s degree with major course work in finance, business, or business law and/or an MBA or JD degree preferred. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!