Associate Attorney – Corporate

Associate Attorney – Corporate

$100,000 – $106,000

Under general supervision, performs a broad variety of legal duties in support of the Authority’s General Counsel. Represents the Authority in corporate matters, with a particular emphasis on both commercial litigation and transactions, including providing client departments with advice with respect to major procurements, bond issues, grants, intergovernmental agreements, and other commercial transactions.

• Participates in legal matters as they relate to general corporate issues and other matters on behalf of the Authority.
• Commercial Litigation:
  • Assists chief attorneys with cases, which may require appearances before courts and administrative agencies, trials, hearings and arbitrations. Serves an integral role in these assignments, typically examining witnesses, arguing motions, and drafting motions, briefs, and documents.
  • Obtains and defends depositions and conducts other discovery.
  • Prepares witnesses for depositions, hearings, and trials.
  • Researches and drafts pleadings, motions, and briefs.
  • Drafts and negotiates settlement agreements.
• Transactions:
  • Provides advice on transaction structures.
  • Assists departments with contract disputes and bid protests.
  • Reviews, negotiates and drafts contracts and other agreements, including intergovernmental agreements, settlement agreements, administrative regulations, real estate agreements (e.g., leases, licenses, sale agreements), ordinances and requests for proposals.
  • Provides 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.
  • Conducts research for the purpose of advising client departments. May provide advice and counsel directly to client departments. Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays current with new legal developments, trends, and innovations.
  • Manages work of support staff or legal interns assigned to his/her projects. Verifies work for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques and compliance with legal standards and practices.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Reporting to this position are the following jobs:

• Administrative Support

• Keeping abreast of new trends and innovations in the legal field.
• Maintaining good working relationships and communicating effectively with client departments and staff on all levels to achieve Authority goals and objectives.
• Managing multiple tasks simultaneously and handling stressful situations.
• Providing legal advice efficiently and accurately on behalf of the Authority.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited school of law and licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois.
• Required to maintain appropriate continuing legal education credits.
• Experience with public sector or corporate law preferred, but not required.

• 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.

• Working knowledge of the methods and practices of legal research and investigation, judicial procedure, and the rules of evidence.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including processing functions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills necessary for competent legal interpretation.
• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interrelate with other Law Department staff and various levels of personnel from other Authority departments.
• Ability to act with integrity, initiative and the creativity to provide effective solutions to CTA issues.
• Ability to provide legal advice in a short response time, multi-task, and play increasing managerial role.
• Ability to independently handle matters that arise in practice area with supervision.

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