Supervisory Regional Counsel

Women's Bar Association Of Illinois; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Women's Bar Association Of Illinois seeks a Supervisory Regional Counsel to provide technical legal counsel to agency personnel and supervise field staff across counties in the region. The role includes directing legal screening for TPR cases and coordinating with judiciary and State’s Attorney offices.

Required are a license to practice law in Illinois and at least three years of administrative law experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Illinois law license.
• Requires three years of administrative experience in the practice of law.

Responsibilities

• Acts as Supervisory Regional Counsel and provides technical legal counsel to agency personnel.
• Serves as a full line supervisor.
• Advises regional field staff and collaborates with judiciary and state offices.
• Plans and directs legal screening and case consultation related to termination of parental rights (TPR).
• Maintains current knowledge of laws, department rules, and policy.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Legal advisory

Administrative law

Education

License to practice law in Illinois

Job description

Essential Functions

• Serves as Supervisory Regional Counsel


• Provides technical advice and counsel to Agency personnel conducting all levels of administrative “fair hearings”


• Serves as full line supervisor


• Serves as legal advisor to regional field staff


• Plans, directs, and conducts technical legal screening and provides case consultation to caseworkers and supervisors to help prepare cases for termination of parental rights (TPR), to determine when cases are trial ready for TPR


• Serves as agency liaison to judiciary, State’s Attorney offices, and various court personnel in each county in theregion


• Maintains current working knowledge of new legislation, Department rules and policy, and all relevant law


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires possession of a valid license to practice law in Illinois


• Requires three years of administrative experience in the practice of law