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<p><b>Office of the Illinois Secretary of State<br> </b></p>
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<p><b>Alexi Giannoulias</b></p>
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<p><b><br> Job Title: </b>Legal Advisor I</p>
<p><b> Division:</b> Administrative Hearings - Northern Operations</p>
<p><b> Union: </b>N/A</p>
<p><b> Location: </b>17 N State St, Chicago, IL – Cook County</p>
<p><b> Salary:</b><b> </b>$4,388.00 to $9,716.00 monthly </p>
<p><b>Overview</b>:</p>
<p> Performs routine legal work or performs beginning-level technical legal functions with limited related advisory responsibilities; conducts investigations and research activities to determine facts, prepare administrative orders or decisions, or drafts routine legislative bills and resolutions; processes legal documents or papers.</p>
<p><b> Duties and Responsibilities:</b></p>
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<li> Plans and conducts routine legal research or management studies and prepares administrative reports.</li>
<li> Confers with the general public, witnesses, other attorneys, legislators, board and commission members, employers concerning statutory interpretations and compliance.</li>
<li> Drafts proposed bills, amendments, resolutions, procedures, rules and regulations. </li>
<li>Revises, codifies and clarifies current legislation by preparing, editing, and advising on digests, reports and opinions. </li>
<li>Participates in the administrative hearings process; prepares pleadings and takes depositions. </li>
<li>May confer and advise on routine legal or administrative problems within the department. </li>
<li>Reviews and reports on legal processes including petitions and notices. </li>
<li>May conduct negotiations with claimants, violators and interested parties with limited authority to settle claims.</li>
<li> Performs other duties as required or assigned.</li>
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<p><b> Specific Skills:</b></p>
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<li> Requires working knowledge of the common law and of the State and Federal laws relating to administrative and regulatory functions.</li>
<li> Requires working knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedure and of the rules of evidence, hearings, and trial procedures.</li>
<li> Requires elementary knowledge of management practices and procedures.</li>
<li> Requires ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with superiors, other attorneys, employees and the public.</li>
<li> Requires ability to present material in clear and logical form for oral or written presentation, as briefs, orders, reports or decisions.</li>
<li> Requires ability to exercise sound judgement in appraising and evaluating problems of a procedural nature.</li>
<li> Requires willingness to travel and possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license as required by individual positions within the class.</li>
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<p><b> Education and Work Experience:</b></p>
<p> Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois.</p>
<p><b> Application Process:</b></p>
<p> Please visit https://ilsos.applytojob.gov/apply to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed.</p>
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<p><br> Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.</p>
<p> Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.</p>
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