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What type of attorney to contact/hire?
I’m looking for an attorney to look into the
hiring process for a civil service exam for the
City of Gary, IN. Ive tried calling a few, and
cant find someone to do what im looking for. I
recently took a written exam and physical
agility for the City of Gary Fire Department.
I’ve taken multiple civil service exams and
have been lucky enough to score well and get
hired by a few different departments. The
hiring process is more stringent when compared
to pther application processes. I feel and know
that with a subpoena of the written exams, and
with a subpoena of the physical agility results
when comparing my results to the final 30 that
they processed, that my averaged score was
higher than some of those that made it through
final processing. I witnessed and can prove
that they turned away other candidates
unlawfully… I am currently employed by the
City of Gary as a Paramedic. Can you help
explain the type of lawyer I should be
contacting to handle this case? Ive been trying
employer lawyers thus far.
Asked on December 5, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If your issue is that you believe there was some form of discrimination (e.g. against you due to your race, sex, national origin, etc.) going on, you would hire an employment law attorney (who deal with employment discrimination cases) or *possibly* a civil rights attorney (who deal with violation of legal rights based on things like race, sex, etc.). If you believe that the problem is more "technical," such as some violation of civil service rules, hire a lawyer who does "adminstrative law"--that is, someone who deals with government agencies and regulations.
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