Staff Attorney
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $7,787 - $11,450 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Performs and all aspects of litigation from discovery through trial.
- Performs complex and specialized duties in the resolution of cases and sensitive or novel legal issues affecting the department.
- Assists with the review of legal implications of administrative rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Reviews investigation files and makes recommendations regarding disposition of cases.
- Provides legal counsel, assistance and guidance to investigators on case related matters and to Department’s professional staff on complex, novel and sensitive matters.
- Acts as advisor or trainer to assist in training attorneys and law clerks or other professional staff of the department.
- Represents the Department on panels and workshops and at other public speaking engagements, travels in performance of duties.
- Prepares, reviews, analyzes and makes recommendations on legislative and administrative guidelines, rules, regulations and policies.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Requires graduation from a recognized law school.
- Requires possession of a valid license to practice law in Illinois.
- Requires two years' professional experience in the practice of law.
- Preferred: Three (3) years of combined experience working in Human Rights and/or Employment Discrimination in the capacity as an attorney.
- Preferred: Three (3) years of experience analyzing, summarizing, and organizing facts, evidence, and precedents and presenting findings in written media such as briefs, memoranda, summarizations, and research reports as an attorney.
- Preferred: Three (3) years of professional experience in the practice of law.
- Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
litigationlegal researchcase analysislegal writingadministrative lawhuman rights lawemployment discrimination lawregulatory compliancepolicy analysislegal counsel
Soft skills
communicationtrainingadvisingpublic speakinganalytical thinkingproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsrecommendation skillsteam collaboration
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)Illinois State Bar License