JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Senior Attorney

Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• 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.
• Assists in the development of departmental policies, procedures, and programs.

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

Location: Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

Address: 121 North LaSalle Street, Room 805

Days Off: Saturday and Sunday

Shift: Monday thru Friday

Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Salary: $89,076

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

• Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school, plus five (5) years of work experience in the legal profession as a licensed attorney

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• Admission to the Illinois Bar (or eligible for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705)

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 and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Please note, all positions with the City of Chicago close promptly at 11:59pm C.D.T. Applications for this position will be accepted from May 5, 2023, until 11:59p.m. C.D.T. on May 19, 2023. No exceptions will be made.