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Personnel committee approves creating "advanced paralegal" classification in law department
Summary
The City of Green Bay Personnel Committee approved reclassifying an existing paralegal position to an "advanced paralegal," citing recruitment challenges, expanded duties, and use of internships to build a hiring pool.
At a June meeting of the City of Green Bay Personnel Committee, members voted to approve reclassifying an existing paralegal position to an "advanced paralegal," a new classification intended to absorb higher-level legal work and ease pressure on attorney hiring.
Committee members and law department staff said the change responds to recruitment challenges and expanded duties taken on by existing non-attorney staff. A staff member described the new classification as intended to “push some of that work down, so we don't need to keep hiring attorneys.”
The reclassification was proposed after one assistant city attorney position became vacant about a year ago; staff said the advanced…
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