The City of Chicago’s Law Department is Seeking Attorneys
DEPARTMENT OF LAW – Appeals Division
The City of Chicago’s Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel in its Appeals Division. The Appeals Division handles all appellate matters for the City and appears in the Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. Attorneys in this Division are responsible for briefing and, with rare exceptions, arguing their own cases. Typical staffing for a case on appeal is one Assistant Corporation Counsel, as well as the Deputy and Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel. Division attorneys also provide advice to the trial divisions on appellate issues and, at times, on legal issues on which the Division has considerable experience. Attorneys generally do not specialize in a particular subject matter but handle the full range of appellate issues, including labor and employment, torts, civil rights, tax and revenue, regulation, issues arising under ordinances and statutes, and other cases involving city government and programs.
Qualifications:
Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school on or before June 2008 and admission to the Illinois Bar (or eligible for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705).
You must submit an on-line application along with your resume by December 4, 2012.
In addition to the on-line application and regardless of whether such materials were uploaded with your on-line application, you must submit hard copies of application materials to the City of Chicago Department of Law’s Legal Recruiter postmarked on or before December 10, 2012; late submissions shall result in your application not being considered for the position.
Please note that the online application submission deadline is December 4, 2012 and the required hard copy materials submission deadline is December 10, 2012.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW – Torts Division – Workers’ Compensation Litigation
The City of Chicago’s Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel Supervisor/Senior in its Torts Division. The Torts Division defends the City and its employees in personal injury, property damage, administrative review and workers’ compensation claims. The Assistant Corporation Counsel Supervisor/Senior’s work will focus in the Division’s Workers’ Compensation Unit. Attorneys assigned to the Workers’ Compensation Unit represent the City ofChicagoas the respondent in workers’ compensation claims filed by City employees. The Assistant Corporation Counsel Supervisor/Senior is expected to work with minimal supervision and be responsible for organizing and maintaining his/her own caseload, investigating claims, reviewing medical records, including independent medical examinations, conducting hearings and trials before arbitrators at the Illinois Industrial Commission, writing motions and draft opinions in support of the City’s positions, evaluating claims and negotiating settlements, pursuing reviews to the Commission and the Circuit Court, covering the assignment call at the Commission, and negotiating and completing contracts for payment. Additionally, the Supervisor/Senior will have supervisory and training responsibilities over less experienced attorneys and staff, as well as administrative and managerial duties, including preparing reports and analyzing data.
SALARY: A minimum of $84,864.00 annually depending on experience.
You must submit an on-line application along with your resume by December 1, 2012. In addition to the on-line application and regardless of whether such materials were uploaded with your on-line application, you must submit hard copies of application materials to the City of Chicago Department of Law’s Legal Recruiter postmarked on or before December 6, 2012; late submissions shall result in your application not being considered for the position.
Qualifications:
Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school in or before 2006, admission to the Illinois Bar (or eligible for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705), and a minimum of six (6) years of experience as a licensed, practicing attorney.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW – Torts Division
The City of Chicago’s Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Torts Division. The Torts Division defends the City and its employees in personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, other tort litigation, workers’ compensation and administrative review cases. The Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel will work under the general supervision of the Deputy Corporation Counsel of the Torts Division and will assist in the management of the work of the Division’s approximately 33 attorneys and 13 staff members. The Chief will also handle a docket of his or her own cases. In addition to supervising, training, and advising the attorneys and staff, the responsibilities of this position include counseling client departments and City policymakers, assisting with budgetary matters, working with client departments to facilitate responses to discovery and other litigation requests, authorizing and evaluating settlement requests, preparing reports, analyzing legislation and court rulings relative to tort law and governmental immunities, and participating in hiring and disciplinary matters. In addition, the Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel will litigate, file dispositive motions, and conduct jury trials and settlement negotiations in high-exposure and other cases.
SALARY: $124,572.00 annually.
You must submit an on-line application along with your resume by December 4, 2012.
In addition to the on-line application and regardless of whether such materials were uploaded with your on-line application, you must submit hard copies of application materials to the City of Chicago Department of Law’s Legal Recruiter postmarked on or before December 10, 2012; late submissions shall result in your application not being considered for the position.
Please note that the online application submission deadline is December 4, 2012 and the required hard copy materials submission deadline is December 10, 2012.
Qualifications:
Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school in or before 2001, admission to the Illinois Bar (or eligible for admission on motion to the Illinois Bar pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705), and a minimum of ten (10) years of legal experience as a licensed, practicing attorney of which three (3) years are in a supervisory role.
Additional information about all 3 vacancies can be found within the actual postings online.