The City of Chicago Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel (“ACC”) in the AERC Division. AERC handles a wide range of regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters in areas such as aviation, procurement, public utilities, intellectual property, data sharing, and environmental protection.

This ACC will represent and counsel the City regarding a range of regulatory matters, such as public utilities, telecommunications, environmental compliance and enforcement, internet, broadband, cable TV, water and sewer, railroads, and more. Under the general supervision of the Deputy Corporation Counsel, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, and Supervising ACCs, this ACC will be responsible for hearings and other proceedings at the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Chicago Departments of Administrative Hearings, Aviation, and Procurement Services, and other tribunals, as well as litigation, prelitigation dispute resolution, client counseling, and other matters.

This position involves considerable research, writing (including but not limited to drafting pleadings, motions, and agreements), and collaboration with colleagues. This ACC may attend meetings and hearings at the City’s airports and other locations. This position requires creativity, flexibility, and a willingness and ability to learn complex statutory and regulatory frameworks, as well as a genuine enthusiasm for tackling challenging legal matters.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ideal candidates will possess the following:

Demonstrated academic achievement;Demonstrated interest in aviation, logistics, transportation, or related industries; or in non-residential commercial real estate; or in municipal finance.Legal experience handling transactional matters, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts;Legal experience analyzing proposed transactions for compliance with the law;Legal experience with the complex statutory and regulatory frameworks for various contracts;Legal experience researching, analyzing, drafting and/or reviewing legislation, proposed legislation, and rules/regulations;Excellent analytical and communication skills;Superior writing, researching and editing skills; Exceptional client counseling skills; Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, monitor, and control workflow deadlines; Ability to work well with others; andDemonstrated leadership and initiative on assigned tasks.