About this Opportunity!
Legal & Risk Analyst
Application Closing Deadline: For best consideration, please submit
your application materials by 4:00 p.m. July 15, 2026
Hiring Range is $72,962 to $91,507annually based on
qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position.
Position Summary:
Under general direction of the Executive Director, provides legal
examination by researching, analyzing, and investigating legal matters
and drafting legal documents/contracts. Responsible for managing all
property and liability insurance and the District’s workers’
compensation program, including identifying, evaluating, controlling
and minimizing the District’s exposure to loss or damage. Compiles and
analyzes data to develop and recommend policies and administrative
regulations. Performs duties in a manner consistent with the stated
values of the organization.
Essential Duties:
Management/Leadership
- Provides leadership in monitoring progress and providing feedback
to ensure accountability for performance across the organization in
the areas of legal/risk exposure.
- Supervises, mentors and leads personnel. Plans and leads the daily
operations and staff of the assigned areas with a strong focus on
delivering effective services. Hires, instructs, and assists
assigned staff in performing their daily duties and ensures timely
processing of routine functions. Assigns work, tasks and projects,
and provides back-up support as needed. Ensures compliance with
applicable personnel guidelines and employment law. Performs annual
performance reviews and recommends salary increases of assigned staff.
- Demonstrates appropriate financial management relative to
legal/risk area. Prepares, justifies, recommends and is
administratively responsible for monitoring the assigned budget to
be accountable to budget goals including interpreting and generating
various financial reports. May prepare purchase orders, RFPs,
journal transfers, and invoice requests. Audits outside counsel
invoices to monitor total legal expenditures.
- Performs long-range planning for legal/risk areas.
- Coordinates legal/risk services and activities with other District
areas, vendors and providers.
- Provides reports, studies and recommendations to justify needs of
the legal/risk area and to support decision-making.
- Manages broad scope special legal/risk projects or initiatives of
major concern or investment to the District.
- Develops and maintains relationships with District employees,
vendors, and providers.
- Identifies, researches, and assists in the correction of
legal/risk problems or issues.
- Responds tactfully, respectfully and in a timely manner to
inquiries and problems in person, through email, phone and mail by
providing helpful information and explanations in-line with District
policies and procedures. Thoughtfully handles confrontational or
stressful interactions.
Risk Management/Workers’ Compensation
- Ensures property, liability, auto, and workers’ compensation
insurances are in force. Works with property/liability insurer on
appropriate levels of insurance coverage.
- Oversees the District’s application for and use of Special
Districts Association (SDA) safety grant funds.
- Prepares insurance renewal application for the purpose of
obtaining premium fees and updates on an ongoing basis. Negotiates
with insurance companies, brokers, or agencies with respect to
premiums, terms and conditions, renewals and modifications of
insurance contracts.
- Supervises the audit of insurance premiums, costs, and
distribution of costs within the District.
- Manages all liability, property, auto, and worker’s compensation
insurance and claims, including claims reviews; investigations and
recommendations; and negotiations of settlements. Determines
coverage, responsibility, compensability, and subrogation rights for
each claim. Communicates with employees, insurance adjusters, and
legal counsel.
- Identifies exposures and assesses liability through evaluation of
claim loss statistics and trends. Provides each department with loss
statements for workers’ compensation, general liability and auto losses.
- Leads and coordinates all aspects of the District's Safety and
Risk Management Programs and serves as the administrative advisor.
Coordinates and monitors safety audits of District facilities.
- Conducts risk assessments, which involves analyzing risks as well
as identifying and estimating the risks affecting the District.
Communicates potential risks to supervisors. Develops action plans
designed to minimize risks/ the impact of risks by tracking the
occurrence, determining response to the risk, and coordinating who
will be responsible at each level.
- Provides support, education and training to staff to build risk
awareness within the District. Ensures appropriate safety and
emergency management training is received by all staff, including
NIMS certification training for appropriate staff. Oversees the
Training Credit Program. Updates and maintains District Emergency
and Crisis Management manuals and documents, including Incident and
Accident forms.
- Evaluates the impact of new and proposed legislation on the
District’s insurance and safety programs and makes recommendations
for District compliance. Chairs the Steering and Audit Committees
and is the Crisis and Emergency Preparedness Plan Coordinator.
Legal
- Performs legal research on a wide variety of matters such as
reviewing judicial opinions, tracking and checking statutory and
regulatory provisions and quasi-judicial decisions, summarizing
facts to provide pertinent information.
- Manages relationship and serves as primary point of contact with
District’s legal counsel. Coordinates and discuss activities with
District’s legal counsel. Advises Department Directors on
appropriateness of referring/escalating matters to legal counsel.
Coordinates the delivery of legal services, tracks external legal
assignments, and prepares comprehensive background materials to
streamline attorney review.
- Prepares a variety of legal documents and correspondence in final format.
- Assists with property transactions and inclusions/exclusions
- Drafts and reviews contracts entered into on behalf of the
District for a variety of services including vendors, professional
service agreements, etc. Identifies language of concern and offers
alternative language when reviewing contracts drafted by other
entities. Ensures compliance with statutory requirements, district
policies, and risk management guidelines. Coordinates with internal
departments and legal counsel to finalize legal terms and process
contract amendments or change orders.
- Serves as internal resource regarding statutory compliance issues
for the District including annual statutory filings and actions.
- Assists with various research, project work, and presentation
development as needed.
- Attends and participate in staff meetings, trainings and, orientations.
- Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays
abreast of new trends and innovations in assigned areas.
- Attends work on a regular, reliable and punctual basis.
This job description should not be construed to imply that these
requirements are the exclusive duties of the position. Incumbents
may be required to follow any other instructions, and to perform any
other related duties, as may be required.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Paralegal, Risk Management or other related field.
- Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional experience
in risk management, liability insurance (working in an insurance or
legal office dealing with claims), workers’ compensation, and/or
background in litigation required.
- Experience with legal research preferred.
- Any combination of experience, training and education that
demonstrates the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform
the essential functions of the position may be considered.
Licenses, Certifications, and Other Requirements:
- Notary Public Certification or the ability to obtain upon hire.
- Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation preferred.
- Certified Safety Manager (CSM) designation preferred.
- Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification preferred.
- Paralegal certificate preferred.
- Must possess a valid Colorado Driver License or the ability to
obtain upon hire and maintain an acceptable driving record.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Thorough demonstrated knowledge of insurance terms, provisions,
and coverages available; principles of claims management;
subrogation claims; the immunities offered to governmental entities;
computer software relative to insurance claim processing, the
insurance field and general liability including review,
investigation, and processing of a variety of types of claims; and
current trends and legislation in risk management.
- Trained and skilled in employment law and government regulations.
- Must be highly motivated and take direction well.
- Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and
high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to provide
outstanding customer service, establish and maintain effective
working relationships, and interact with others in a professional manner.
- Strong proofreading skills, ensuring grammatical accuracy, and consistency;
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including
Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Thorough knowledge of Special Districts and local municipalities.
- Solid organizational skills with excellent accuracy and attention
to detail.
- The ability to successfully analyze data, meet deadlines and
provide accurate professional documents and complex reports under
tight deadlines.
- Ability to set priorities and make adjustments as needed to
effectively manage multiple projects and organizational priorities.
- Excellent communication skills to express facts, data, and ideas
clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; build consensus
with District personnel; and negotiate contract elements with
consultants, vendors, providers and contractors.
Material and Equipment Used
:
- Uses standard office equipment including a desktop computer,
10-Key calculator, phone, printer, and photo copier.
- This position may be required to drive a personal motor vehicle to
various District and off site facilities.
Working Environment
:
- Works primarily in a clean, comfortable office environment subject
to interruptions and background noise.
- Occasionally travels to various work sites and remote locations in
field environments with exposure to noise and other hazards.
Physical Requirements
:
- Sedentary work for long periods of time.
- Occasional physical work lifting up to 10 pounds.
- Occasional lifting, carrying, walking and standing.
- Occasionally required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel
objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl.
- Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate personal computer and
office equipment.
- Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information.
- Speech communication and hearing to maintain clear and effective
communication. Must understand and be understood.
This list is not all-inclusive and represents examples of the work
environment and physical demands.
South Suburban Park & Recreation District is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
We’ve Got You Covered!
South Suburban Offers:
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans
- Disability and life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA’s)
Happy Employees Are the Best Employees
- South Suburban provides an employee assistance program at no cost
that includes: counseling, financial planning, legal assistance, and
much more!
- Our Employee Wellness Program gives covered staff the ability to
reduce their medical premium by $390 annually
Take Time Away to Do What You Enjoy
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 4 personal days per year
- Earn 11.5 paid vacation days per year
- Paid sick leave to rest, recover, and take care of yourself
We’ve Got Your Back
- Up to 9% 401(a) Employer contribution/match that vest after 3
years of service
- Trainings to grow your professional and personal skill set
- Tuition Reimbursement Program that covers up to $2,500 per year
Play Where You Work
- Employee engagement is a priority at South Suburban. Staff
gatherings have included: pictures with the Stanley Cup, Chili
Cook-Off, Ice Cream Social, Shuffleboard Tournament, Employee
Appreciation Luncheon, just to name a few
- Monthly wellness challenge opportunities and staff recognition honors
We LOVE Our Facilities and So Will You:
- Free daily admission to recreation centers, tennis courts, ice
rinks and swimming pools
- 50% off food at South Suburban restaurants
- $5 to $10 for nine holes of golf at four different courses
SSPRD offers an excellent comprehensive benefit package including but
not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision. For a more detailed overview
please view the Benefits Guide for Full-Time Employees
About Us
Our mission is to foster healthy living through stewardship of the
environment, parks, trails, and open space by providing recreational
services and programs.
We serve residents in Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Centennial west of
I-25, Littleton, Lone Tree and Sheridan and unincorporated portions of
Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties. We operate four full-service
recreation centers, golf courses, outdoor pools and restaurants, two
ice centers and miniature golf courses, a botanical garden event
center, a BMX track, a sports dome, batting cages, an entertainment
center, a hotel and a nature center. In addition, we maintain nearly
3,800 acres of developed and open space land, including 119
multi-purpose athletic fields, more than 100 parks, nearly 80 miles of
trails, 60 playgrounds, 56 tennis courts, and the 880-acre South
Platte Park.
