ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

Posting Identification Number 48756

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Position Overview

The Office of General Counsel is seeking to hire a dynamic, organized, detail-oriented licensed attorney in Illinois to serve as an Associate General Counsel.  The Associate General Counsel will perform professional legal services in support of the Department’s programs, including, but not limited to, conducting research, providing legal advice, producing legal opinions, findings, and recommendations related to programs in the Division of Family and Community Services (FCS) and the Division of Early Childhood (DEC), the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP) and the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH).  This individual will be responsible for reviewing, developing, and revising rules, regulations, agency policies, and pertinent State and Federal statutes relevant to Department programs, OFVP and OPEH.

Essential Functions

Serves as Associate General Counsel. Provides legal advice to the staff of the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP), the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH), the Division of Family and Community Services (FCS), including but not limited to Family and Community Resource Centers, regional offices and program and administrative staff and the Division of Early Childhood (DEC).
Reviews, develops, and revises rules, regulations, agency policies, and pertinent State and Federal statutes relevant to FCS, DEC, OFVP and OPEH.
Reviews and responds to subpoenas, including Grand Jury subpoenas.
Conducts research, reviews, evaluates, and summarizes court documents presenting status and/or results of court actions brought or found for or against the Department of Human Services (DHS).
Drafts proposed bills, amendments, resolutions, procedures, rules, and regulations impacting the overall operating status of FCS and DEC programs, OFVP and OPEH. Recommends changes in legislation to promote FCS and DEC programs, OFVP and OPEH.
Reviews all requests for documents and advises the Deputy General Counsel concerning the disclosure of documents pursuant to such requests.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.