Senior Assistant General Counsel - Litigation
About The Position
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is seeking a Senior Assistant General Counsel - Litigation to protect its legal interests. This role involves representing CHA in state and federal courts and administrative hearings, as well as providing advice to client departments. Key responsibilities include handling personal injury litigation, eviction matters, administrative hearings, and other relevant substantive areas to advance CHA's mission and goals. The ideal candidate will possess strong litigation experience, a robust skill set, a dedicated work ethic, a growth mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree
- Admission to the Illinois bar and good standing
- Minimum of eight (8) years of substantial litigation experience in one of more areas of need for CHA, e.g., strong experience with personal injury cases and invoking immunities where appropriate.
- Proficiency in the use of technology to manage case-related responsibilities (e.g., Excel, Adobe, and other software designed to enhance productivity).
- Integrity
- Strong work ethic
- Strong communication, analytical, and client service skills
- Sound judgment
- Growth mindset
- Ability to work cooperatively with supervisors/colleagues/diverse client departments
- Willingness and perseverance to learn new substantive areas and skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience litigating in federal court is a plus.
- Strong skills in written advocacy, discovery (including expert discovery), trial advocacy
Responsibilities
- Handling all aspects of litigation and related duties, and serving as lead and trial counsel in state and federal court, and in administrative forums.
- Evaluating disputes in the pre-litigation stage to determine appropriate course of action that fairly balances competing interests and facilitates favorable resolution.
- Providing research, analysis, and recommendations on housing related regulations, CHA policies, federal and state law, and municipal ordinances.
- Advising client departments on how to achieve goals in compliance with applicable policies, rules, and law, and leading such initiatives as needed.
- Assisting the Deputy General Counsel and other members of the Office of General Counsel or client departments as needed, including by preparing required reports.
- Handling a diverse range of matters as needed, and making the good faith effort needed to develop the requisite depth of skills, knowledge, and commitment to CHA.
Benefits
- Vacation, Sick and Personal, competitive PTO package
- Medical (HMO, PPO, and No employee cost High-Deductible PPO)
- Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Parking
- Transit
- Prepaid Legal Services
- Brightstar 529 College Savings Plan
- Identity Theft Protection
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Deferred Compensation Plan: Empower 457/401(a) with a 3% employer match
- Pension Plan: CHA makes contributions on behalf of the employee, along with the employee's 3% contribution; 100% vesting occurs after 6 years of continuous employment or opt-out of CHA's Retirement Plan and continues to participate in the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
