PARALEGAL II - City of Chicago : Job Details

PARALEGAL II Job Number: 402262 Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Paralegal II, B13

Chicago Department of Aviation

Legal Division

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $64,668.00

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled Currently employed by the City of Chicago

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on November 19, 2024

Under the supervision of the general counsel, functions at the senior level, providing paraprofessional legal and administrative support to attorneys, and performs related duties as required.

• Collects and organizes information, including legal and other documents to respond to subpoenas, preservation requests, discovery requests and other requests for information and to assist in collaborating and being an intermediary with outside counsel.
• Reviews and examines legal digests, case law, news articles, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and other relevant materials to conduct legal research for attorneys' use on aviation related matters.
• Researches and analyzes statutes, judicial decisions, legal codes, and other documents for attorneys' use on aviation related matters.
• Attend meetings with the various sections within CDA.
• Review and research contracts.
• Tracks and summarizes legal documents (e.g., summonses, claims, subpoenas).
• In conjunction with CDA Attorneys, reviews discovery answers and updates relevant parties on status of discovery when dealing with outside counsel.
• Prepares and maintains documents for subpoenas, preservation requests and record retention requests.
• Indexes and files documents for record keeping purposes.
• Prepares exhibits and documents for CDA use.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

Location: O'Hare International Airport

Days Off: Saturday and Sunday

Shift: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, and a paralegal certificate from a paralegal training program accredited by the American Bar Association, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

NOTE: The candidate selected for hire must pass an airport background check and a Security Threat Assessment (STA)

Selection Requirements This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting: Nov 4, 2024, 6:00:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Nov 20, 2024, 5:59:00 AM BU: 01 | Salary: $64, 668.00 Pay Basis:Yearly