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Municipalities May Hire Lawyers To Help Carry The Heavy Legal Load

When people think of counties and cities, they often think that there are large numbers of staff to handle day-to-day activities. The reality is that many municipalities throughout Pennsylvania are relatively small and have a bare-bones staff. Often, municipalities hire outside counsel to assist them with drafting contracts or helping with ordinances, addressing employment issues, or running a public hearing Here. If you operate a municipality in Pennsylvania and need assistance from outside counsel, contact employment law attorneys in Pittsburgh at Neva Stotler Law, they have extensive experience helping small to mid-sized municipalities handle everything from occasional assistance with contracts to their everyday operations.<br><br>

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Municipalities May Hire Lawyers To Help Carry The Heavy Legal Load

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  1. Municipalities May Hire Lawyers To Help Carry The Heavy Legal Load

  2. When people think of counties and cities, they often think that there are large numbers of staff to handle day-to-day activities. The reality is that many municipalities throughout Pennsylvania are relatively small and have a bare-bones staff. Often, municipalities hire outside counsel to assist them with drafting contracts or helping with ordinances, addressing employment issues, or running a public hearing Here, they want to discuss why that may be the case and how an additional hand or perspective can benefit the local government.

  3. Municipalities May Hire Lawyers To Help Carry The Heavy Legal Load Municipal employees and elected officials often find themselves involved in subjects outside their experience This is not a criticism, but the reality of operating a municipality, which is similar to running a number of small businesses (i.e., customer service, utilities, construction, maintenance, regulation, and enforcement) Below are typical subjects that may require contracts or ordinances.

  4. Typical Areas Of Expertise Are : 01 Human resources 02 Training employees 03 Investigating third party complaints 04 Policy development

  5. ➔ Pay and compensation issues ➔ Zoning and land use ➔ Intergovernmental cooperation agreements ➔ Administrative law ➔ Employment law

  6. One Attorney May Not Be Enough Most municipalities have a solicitor. However, attorneys at small to mid-sized municipalities may have a broader, more general experience that is less focused on specific niches, or they run into conflicts working in their private practice. It is typical and appropriate to look for outside legal assistance in areas where more specific focus is required.

  7. Contact an Employment Lawyer for help today If you operate a municipality in Pennsylvania and need assistance from outside counsel, turn to Neva Stotler Law for help today. Contact employment law attorney in Pittsburgh at Neva Stotler, they have extensive experience helping small to mid-sized municipalities handle everything from occasional assistance with contracts to their everyday operations. You can contact them for a consultation of your case calling at 724-841-5565.

  8. Contact : Neva Stotler Law 109 S High St, Unit B Zelienople, PA 16053 724-841-5565 https://www.nstotlerlaw.com/contact-us/

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