li>processes court orders and prepares and present cases at proceedings concerning such actions; evaluates and negotiates amount of settlements with parties concerned; Gives legal counsel to and writes legal opinions for the City department heads and officers; Conducts legal research of statutes, decisions, opinions and other legal sources in order to respond, both orally and in writing, to requests for legal decisions and opinions; Participates in Law Department initiatives such as template agreement development; Researches requests and inquiries from department staff and prepares legal decisions and opinions and consults with department personnel regularly; Such other work as assigned by the Corporation Counsel, Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel and Deputy Corporation Counsel. Although these presentations vary by degree of complexity and formality, they usually involve case preparation, formulation of persuasive argument and presentation, and working closely with the Corporation Counsel, Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel and/or Deputy Corporation Counsel on developing legal strategy.