The City of Chicago Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel Supervisor (“ACC Supervisor”) in the AERC Division to represent the Chicago Department of Aviation (“CDA”) in transactional and regulatory matters related to O’Hare and Midway International Airports (“Aviation Matters”). AERC handles a wide range of transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters in areas including, but not limited to, contracts and municipal purchasing, data sharing, environmental protection, utility regulation, and aviation. ACCs generally focus their work in one of three main practice areas – Aviation, Contracts, or Regulatory and Litigation; however, attorneys may be required to assist in the other practice areas, as needed to support operations.

This ACC Supervisor will work under the general supervision of the Deputy Corporation Counsel and Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel of the division, and will analyze proposed transactions for compliance with laws and regulations; conduct legal research; advise CDA on legal compliance; review, draft, and negotiate contracts for the purchase of goods, work and services, leases, concession agreements, agreements with federal agencies and airlines, and other agreements, and review and draft proposed ordinances related to such agreements; review and comment on proposed legislation and rule-makings. The ACC Supervisor will supervise more junior attorneys on such tasks and monitor outside counsel on certain matters. The ACC Supervisor may be required to handle administrative proceedings related to Aviation Matters, and will be expected to handle pre-litigation claim and dispute resolution and to provide support to litigators in litigation related to Aviation Matters. The ACC Supervisor will be required to attend client meetings or hearings at the City’s airports or other locations. This position requires creativity, flexibility, and a willingness and ability to learn complex statutory and regulatory frameworks related to Aviation Matters.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ideal candidates will possess the following:

Demonstrated academic achievement; Five years of legal experience as a licensed attorney;Legal experience handling transactional matters, such as reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements is required; legal experience and ability to litigate in court and/or administrative tribunals is preferred, but not required; Legal experience analyzing proposed transactions for compliance with the law;Legal experience with the complex statutory and regulatory frameworks;Legal experience researching, analyzing, drafting and/or reviewing legislation, proposed legislation, and rules/regulations;Excellent analytical and communication (oral and writing) skills; Superior writing, researching and editing skills; Exceptional client counseling and negotiation skills; Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, monitor, and control workflow deadlines;Ability to work well with others;Demonstrated leadership and initiative on assigned tasks; Previous supervisory experience is preferred, but not required; andNot required, but favorably considered: significant prior legal experience relating to airports or aviation, municipal government, or government procurement, or significant prior legal experience in areas indicating potentially transferrable skills: non-residential commercial real estate development or management, hospitality industry, building or highway construction industry, transportation or logistics industry, municipal finance, risk management, cybersecurity or data security, or regulatory compliance.