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LEGAL COUNSEL - BOARD OF ETHICS

City of Chicago • Chicago, IL • 3h ago

Description:

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

LEGAL COUNSEL-BOARD OF ETHICS

Board of Ethics

Number of Positions: **1

( Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval )

Annual Starting Salary $83,052

Applications for this position will be accepted beginning** 5-20-26 until 11:59pm CDT on 6-10-26.

This position serves as the agency's in-house attorney, advising legal staff and board of issues relating to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, Open Meeting Act and other relevant federal, state and local statues and rules including City of Chicago rules and the Municipal Code, ethics, campaign financing and lobbying statutes around North America, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

· Conducts in-depth research into legal issues relative to ethics and campaign financing.

· Provides legal counsel to department staff engaged in administering the Governmental Ethics Ordinances, and as to the Illinois Freedom of Information and Open Meeting Acts.

· Responds to inquiries from City employees, operating departments, and the City Council concerning financial disclosure procedures, alleged misconduct, campaign contributions, and other ethics-related matters.

· Evaluates pending legislation and drafts advisory opinions interpreting the Governmental Ethics Ordinance.

· Surveys and tracks ethics-related practices, cases and legislative changes and developments throughout the United States at the federal, state, and local levels.

· Prepares written summaries of ethical standards in surveyed governmental agencies.

· Oversees the work of clerical and professional employees engaged in gathering and analyzing collected data from various jurisdictions.

· Participates in designing and conducting ethics training for City employees, as required.?

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 740 N. Sedgwick, Suite 500

Chicago, IL. 60654

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications:

Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school, plus three 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)

NOTE: To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and/or work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment and specific job duties . (IF you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information: 1) you may attach a resume; 2) you may paste a resume; or 3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, with adequate information regarding your educational 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/diploma 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 which will include a written exercise and/or skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview, will be selected.

Desired Skills:

· Knowledge of ethics, campaign financing and lobbying laws

· High level of legal analysis experience

· Demonstrated knowledge of government and administrative law

· Previous experience in policy development

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\info/JobClassification/2025\Classification\and\Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initia l evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource 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 nor 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 for 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, Mayor

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