At an upcoming City Council meeting, the City of Redmond will announce its “Employee Spotlight” for December. Taking home the honor this month – drumroll please – is paralegal Joyce Mumia-Stubbs.
A member of Redmond’s Department of HR, Payroll and Risk Management, Mumia-Stubbs was hired in late 2022 as a legal assistant. The position was brand-new at the time, meant to provide reinforcement to a fast-growing municipality that needed more manpower and expertise behind its desks.
It’s no cakewalk to excel at a role that previously didn’t exist. Without a predecessor or examples to look to for guidance, it’s like treading a path through an uncharted forest, filling shoes that have never been worn before without even knowing the size.
For Mumia-Stubbs, though, the shoe fit perfectly, and she took off running right away. Since 2022, she has worked under City Attorney Keith Leitz, tackling administrative legal responsibilities of all manner. From “outside counsel and discovery support” to assisting with depositions and “maintaining electronic and manual records,” the legal assistant lived up to Redmond’s expectations and made the position completely her own.
In October 2024, Mumia-Stubbs received Professional Paralegal certification from the National Association for Legal Support Professionals. In February of this year, the Oregon Paralegal Association awarded her membership, and in March, she was promoted to serve as the City of Redmond’s paralegal.
“As the City’s first and only Legal Assistant and now Paralegal, Joyce has set the standard for a City legal professional,” a statement from City Hall said.
Mumia-Stubbs, originally from Kenya, moved to Uganda to study law at the country’s largest college, Makerere University. She graduated in 2005 and gained professional legal experience in Kenya for about a decade before moving to the Pacific Northwest to work in property management.
A workday as the City of Redmond’s paralegal is full of “ballot measures, ordinances, contracts, public records requests, agreements, court (and DA) filings, code research,” and more. According to the City Hall statement, “virtually everything legal touches” goes through Mumia-Stubbs.
“Joyce is regularly recognized by City staff for her responsiveness and commitment to producing outstanding work,” the City Hall statement reads. “We simply think she is OUT OF THIS WORLD!”
The Redmond City Council will officially announce Mumia-Stubbs’ Employee Spotlight at its Dec. 9 meeting.
This article appears in the Source December 11, 2025.
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