Managing Attorney - Compliance, Policy, & Risk

SALARY

$167,256.62

POSITION SUMMARY

 Manages the Compliance, Policy & Risk Section, reporting directly to the Deputy General Counsel. Provides advice and counsel to all CTA departments on a wide variety of topics, including FOIA, board and policy matters, risk management, and compliance. Manages, supervises, and provides advice to attorneys of all experience levels.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handles own docket of complex or sensitive matters. 
• Prepares and issues responses to FOIA requests.
• Draft complex legislation, internal regulatory, and policy documents.
• Manages Ethics Committee and handle internal investigations, process and policy recommendations, and prepares material for the Ethics Committee.
• Support the Ethics Officer in responding to and engaging with the Executive Inspector General, developing and conducting training programs.
• Provide advice and counsel on a wide variety of general corporate matters typical to a large municipal corporation, including financial matters, intellectual property and Federal and State grant requirements. 
• Must have ability to handle most matters that arise in practice area.
• Supervises the work of Chief, Senior, and Associate attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff in area.  Supervises and coordinates work of outside counsel. Provides mentoring and other skill-development services for junior attorneys and staff.
• Provides advice and counseling directly to a wide variety of CTA clients. 
• Various administrative responsibilities-e.g., evaluations, invoice processing Law Dept. committees.
• Hires, trains, develops, monitors, and evaluates performance of staff.  Reviews and recommends personnel actions for approval. 
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to this position are the following jobs:

Job Title

• Chief Associate Attorney - Compliance, Policy & Risk
• Senior Associate Attorney - Compliance, Policy & Risk
• Associate Attorney - Compliance, Policy & Risk
• Administrative Assistants/Secretaries/Paralegals

CHALLENGES

• Provides oversight of numerous, varying specialty practice areas including: real estate, complex transactions, construction agreements, trademark, bonds, commercial litigation, procurement, compliance with local, state and federal regulations, and utility regulation.
• Must sometimes work in stressful situations.
• Must be able to provide legal advice in a short response time.
• Must be able to work on many tasks simultaneously.
• Must have strong leadership and managerial skills.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Law degree from an accredited school of law and licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.
• Must have 10 (ten) years of experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time and constantly operating a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Service Area Requirement: Exempt (Non-Union) employees must live within the boundaries of the CTA Statutory Service Area either at the time of employment or within 6 months of beginning employment at CTA.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal skills and suitable temperament and disposition to effectively interrelate with assigned staff and various levels of personnel from other Authority departments.
• Must possess integrity, initiative and the creativity to provide effective solutions to CTA issues.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Advanced knowledge of applicable federal and state laws.
• Working managerial and administrative skills in order to direct and coordinate the activities of the practice area.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• General office environment. 
• Make regular site visits to non-office locations (e.g. court, offices of other local and state government agencies and transaction negotiations and closings).
• This position is considered a "C-List" position under the "Revolving Door" prohibition within the State Officials and Employees Act (5 ILCS 430/5-45), which contains a number of post-employment restrictions CTA employees in C-list designated positions must follow. Among other requirements listed in this statute, CTA employees in C-list designated positions are required to follow State notification procedures to the Office of the Executive Inspector General prior to acceptance of any applicable non-State employment or may be fined significant penalties.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS UTILIZED

• Computer, telephone, trial visual aids equipment, office productivity, on-line legal research and litigation support software.