Associate Attorney – Government

Tressler LLP; Bolingbrook, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

Tressler LLP in Bolingbrook, IL, seeks an Associate attorney to join our Local Government Practice Group. The ideal candidate will provide general counsel services to municipalities, school districts, library districts, and park districts, with hybrid work flexibility.

Responsibilities include contract review, procurement guidance, employment matters, board governance, ordinance prosecutions, zoning and land use, and day-to-day operational support for clients.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Excellent legal writing, research, and communication skills.
• Experience in municipal or public sector law is highly desirable.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on contract review, purchasing, and procurement processes.
• Provide guidance on employment matters.
• Respond to board governance questions.
• Handle ordinance prosecutions.
• Advise on zoning laws, land use planning, and permitting processes.
• Support clients with various day-to-day operational legal needs.

Skills

Legal writing

Legal research

Communication skills

Client management

Municipal law experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from accredited law school

Job description

We are seeking an Associate attorney to join our Local Government Practice Group in our Bolingbrook office. The ideal candidate will provide general counsel services to local governmental bodies, including municipalities, school districts, library districts, and park districts. This role offers some hybrid work flexibility.

• Counseling clients on contract review, purchasing, and procurement processes.
• Providing guidance on employment matters.
• Responding to board governance questions.
• Handling ordinance prosecutions.
• Advising on zoning laws, land use planning, and permitting processes.
• Supporting clients with various day-to-day operational legal needs.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Excellent legal writing, research, and communication skills.
• Experience in municipal or public sector law is highly desirable.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines effectively.
• MedicalInsurance
• VisionInsurance
• 401kwithcompanymatch
• Paidparentalleave

InterviewProcessTimeline

Application

Our team will review your application.

Screening Call

Our Director of Recruiting will reach out to you to schedule a preliminary 30-minute phone screening.

In-Person or Virtual Interview

Here you’ll meet the hiring team who will evaluate your skill set and assess if you are a good culture fit for the firm.

Offer

Congratulations! If the hiring team thinks you’re a good match we will extend an offer to join the firm.

Salary Commensurate with experience: $105,000 – $150,000 per year.

AboutLifeatTressler

Tressler LLP is an award-winning law firm with ten offices located in six states – California, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Trusted for more than 39 years, our firm has significant depth and experience in the resolution of disputes through mediation, arbitration, litigation, and trials.