Center for Professional Responsibility - Associate Counsel Lawyers Manual

American Bar Association•Chicago, IL

5d•$89,280 - $109,740

About The Position

The Associate Counsel serves as legal counsel and provides expertise in professional responsibility law and professional regulation within the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. The role develops high-level legal resources for the ABA’s scholarly treatises on lawyer ethics and regulation, which are relied on and cited as authoritative by courts, regulators, scholars, and practitioners. It produces substantial publishable material through in-depth legal research, writing, and analysis; tracks developments in the field; and maintains the Center’s research files and ethics-opinion collection system. The position also analyzes and prepares state and local ethics-opinion digests for publication and contributes to colleagues’ work through critical review.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school and an active law license.
At least eight years of significant professional legal experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of professional responsibility law and willingness to develop additional subject-matter expertise.
Highly developed legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Well-developed skills in working with professionals, editing on a peer basis, and interacting with leaders of the profession.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Adobe products.
Must be a member in good standing with an active license to practice law in Illinois, or be eligible to obtain admission in Illinois under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705, Admission on Motion.

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of significant professional legal experience and knowledge of professional responsibility law.

Responsibilities

Produce a large volume of high-level, professionally written material for the Center’s treatises on professional responsibility law.
Conduct in-depth, independent legal research, writing, and analysis on professional responsibility and professional regulation, legal malpractice, and related issues.
Review court and ethics opinions, law review articles, news sources, and other materials to track changes in the law and identify emerging trends.
Incorporate new legal material into the Center’s treatises and research files.
Maintain and update the Center’s research files on professional responsibility law and regulation.
Manage the system for researching and collecting state and local ethics opinions, and prepare opinion summaries for publication within deadlines.
Provide critical analysis of the work of colleagues and outside lawyers.
Collect, analyze, and produce digests of state and local ethics opinions for publication.
Perform other related duties as required.