Legal and insurance matters team

Tasks Legal matters

Providing legal advice to the administration, including the municipal enterprises, municipal companies and special-purpose associations
Participation in the enactment of legislation
Leading the drafting of model contracts, user regulations and general terms and conditions
Leading and participating in the conclusion of contracts and the issuing of declarations of intent that do not follow a fixed pattern of established administrative practice
Leading and participating in legally difficult and legally fundamental decisions
Conducting legal disputes (unless assigned to other specialist services or offices)
Criminal charges and criminal applications for criminal acts to the detriment of the city or its employees
Conducting legal disputes in matters relating to fines in accordance with the law on administrative offenses
Duties of the lower administrative authority in civil status matters (registry office supervision)
Appeal authority for SGB XII
Appeal authority in civil service and benefit matters
Representation of the city in insolvency proceedings
Assertion of claims for damages/processing of compensation claims
Accompaniment of award procedures (VOB/A, VOL/A etc.) and management of the award commission
Training of legal trainees
Ensuring data protection in the city administration of Jena, Data protection officer

Processing third-party compensation claims
Assertion of claims for damages against third parties and employees, including the initiation of legal dunning proceedings
Insurance matters of the city administration, its own companies and co-insured persons
Management of contractual relationships with the city's insurers (preparation of tenders, etc.)
Supervision of the settlement of claims against insurers (monitoring incoming payments)
Administrative assistance for social insurance providers, including the acceptance of affidavits and truthful declarations
Handling claims in connection with accidents at work and work-related accidents, including carrying out the recognition procedure

Legal department