SENIOR ATTORNEY

City of Chicago, IL; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Chicago seeks a Senior Attorney to serve as lead counsel and supervisor for a team of attorneys and staff within the Board of Ethics. The role involves handling complex cases, supervising assignment of work, and advising on legal issues arising from local, state, and federal law.

Must have a ABA-accredited law degree, five years as a licensed attorney, and Illinois Bar admission or eligibility. Location is 740 North Sedgwick, with hours 8:30–4:30, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school.
• Five years of work experience in the legal profession as a licensed attorney.
• Admission to the Illinois Bar, or eligibility for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of attorneys and support staff.
• Advises management on legal issues related to departmental operations.
• Manages a personal workload of complex cases and transactional matters and serves as lead attorney at trials or legal proceedings.
• Conducts negotiations on complex matters and makes recommendations to senior management.
• Conducts complex legal research and analyzes laws and court decisions relevant to department operations.
• Leads strategy meetings with colleagues, outside counsel, and clients for assigned cases and transactional matters.
• Oversees case management activities and ensures efficient intake, handling, monitoring, and disposition.

Skills

Staff supervision

Trial experience

Negotiation

Legal research

Education

ABA-accredited law school

Illinois Bar admission

Job description

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Job Description - SENIOR ATTORNEY (421512)

Job Description

SENIOR ATTORNEY

Job Number:

421512

Description

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Senior Attorney

Board of Ethics

Number of Positions: 1

Under general supervision, functions as senior counsel providing counsel and/or lead attorney and working supervisor over a staff of attorneys and support staff, while maintaining a personal workload of cases and transactional matters; and performs related duties as required

• Assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of attorneys and support staff responsible for performing various legal and support functions to assist in the operation of the division
• Advises management on legal issues related to departmental operations as they are affected by local, state, or federal laws, ordinances, statutes, or contracts
• Manages a personal workload of complex cases and transactional matters and serves as lead attorney at trials or legal proceedings
• Conducts negotiations on complex matters and makes recommendations to senior management
• Conducts complex legal research and analyzes local, state, federal laws, ordinances, and court decisions relative to legal issues affecting operating departments
• Leads strategy meetings with colleagues, outside counsel, and clients for assigned cases and transactional matters
• Oversees case management activities or transactional matters, ensuring their efficient intake, handling, monitoring, and disposition
• Drafts complex legal memoranda, settlement agreements, legal opinions, position statements, briefs, and other legal documents
• Reviews and distributes subpoenas and responses to legal requests for departmental files and records
• Coordinates the preparation of drafts of discovery requests and responses and production of documentation
• Discusses case results with staff and prepares narrative reports summarizing case status
• Represents the department in various legal proceedings, as required
• Conducts training for staff, including creating and updating training curriculum and materials and ensuring that training curriculum is current
• Works closely with the Department of Law on the preparation and presentation of cases
• Maintains records and prepares reports on legal procedures for department management
• Reviews and interprets various documents (e.g., legal documents, requests for information, contractual requirements, legislation) for department management
• Oversees programmatic compliance with local, state, and federal laws (e.g., FOIA, HIPAA, and EEO laws)
• Responds to requests for information from the Law Department, Inspector General's Office, and other outside entities
• Prepares productivity reports of unit work activities and the status of pending cases and/or transactional matters
• Minimum Qualifications
• Education, Training, and Experience
• Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school.
• Five years of work experience in the legal profession as a licensed attorney.
• Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications
• Admission to the Illinois Bar, or eligibility for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705.

NOTE : The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location:740 North Sedgwick, Suite 500

Days:Monday – Friday

Hours:8:30 – 4:30

THIS POSITION IS NOT IN CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Training, and Experience

• Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school.
• Five years of work experience in the legal profession as a licensed attorney .

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• Admission to the Illinois Bar, or eligibility for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705.

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn, and you will not be hired.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview, which requires applicants to submit a writing sample prior to the interview process. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview and writing sample, will be selected

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

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Job Posting

Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External