Drafts legal instruments, pleadings and papers; Assists in preparing opinions; Prepares legal work involved in settling claims; Drafts local laws, and ordinances and resolutions; Assists in the investigation, preparation and presentation of Workers Compensation cases; Assists in the legal work involved in tax lien foreclosure proceedings; May supervise the secretarial and clerical staff; Researches and prepares briefs; Assists in a wide variety of legal work as assigned; Conducts examinations before trial, and 50-H hearings and may appear in Court as. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is an entry level professional legal position involving responsibility for assisting the Corporation Counsel in drafting pleadings, motions, discovery demands and legal instruments, preparing opinions, assisting in Civil Service disciplinary proceedings, real property transactions and performing a wide variety of other basic professional legal tasks.