Closing Date: 8th November, 2025

Description:

This position reports to the agency's Deputy and Executive Directors, and provides legal advice, interprets and provides guidance on the City's Governmental Ethics Ordinance and related compliance rules, reviews investigations to ensure compliance with and enforcement of the ethics and campaign financing laws, and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

Advises other legal staff and board members 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 the Board's main resource during ethics enforcement proceedings.
Conducts complex legal research and analyzes local, state, and federal laws, ordinances, and court decisions relative to legal issues affecting operating departments
Reviews complex ethics investigations referred by the Office of Inspector General for probable cause findings and compliance with relevant laws
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
Discusses case results with staff and prepares narrative reports summarizing case status
Conducts ethics training for City employees, officials and others, 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 of cases for collection or referral
Maintains records and prepares reports on legal procedures for department management
Reviews and interprets various documents (e.g., legal documents, requests for information, legislation) for department management
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

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 740 North Sedgwick, Suite 500

Days: Monday – Friday

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This Position Is in The Career Service

Qualifications:
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)

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 Complete an Interview. the Interviewed Candidate(s) Possessing the Qualifications Best Suited to Fulfill the Responsibilities of The Position 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. to Learn More About Our Hiring Practices, Click Here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)

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.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayo