Agency: Department on Aging
Closing Date/Time: 09/26/2023
Salary: $7,473 – $9,140 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: Confidential Exclusion 063
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Position Overview
The Office of General Counsel provides legal support to numerous programs to assist senior Illinoisans and disabled adults stay in their homes rather than going into a nursing facility. We provide legal advice and counsel to all levels of IDoA staff regarding legislation, rulemaking, programmatic/operational issues, and various processes (including procurement, grants, agreements, contracts, and appeals). Team and individual assignments also include project management of new and existing processes, FOIA, OMA, and representing IDoA in administrative hearings. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion at our Agency.
Job Responsibilities
- Independently conducts legal research and advanced analysis to interpret and summarize Illinois, other states and federal legal mandates impacting IDoA, including but not limited to Executive Orders, Public Acts, rule-making bulletins, letters and related IDoA directives.
- Using a personal computer, other common office equipment and windows-based software, promulgates, reviews, and coordinates IDoA rule making for IDoA administered programs and services in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedures Act.
- Serves as lead attorney for assigned programs within IDoA and provides support for other programs as requested.
- Monitors, tracks and analyzes policies regarding local, State and federal government procedures, rules, statutes, and other activities which increases the effectiveness and efficiency of IDoA and improves its accountability to the public, state and federal governmental entities, including the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA).
- Processes requests submitted to IDoA regarding Freedom of Information (FOIA), authorizations for the release of information and subpoenas based on specific program or other confidentiality requirements.
- Performs other duties, as required, or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Requirements
- Requires active Illinois Law License in good standing.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible legal work including administrative rule making and/or policy development experience in a public or business organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefers three years or more experience responding to FOIA requests or similar requests for information subject to applicable statutes.
- Prefers three years of experience utilizing industry standard legal research software.
- Prefers three years of experience working within a governmental body in a capacity as an attorney.
- Prefers three years of experience performing analysis of legal issues and providing recommended courses of action.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Requires ability to minimally travel within the state.
Work Hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday-Friday
Work Location: One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1813
Agency Contact: aging.hr.assist@illinois.gov
Job Family: Legal, Audit & Compliance; Leadership & Management
Respect yesterday, support today, and plan for tomorrow’s Illinois seniors. Employment at the Illinois Department on Aging promotes quality and culturally appropriate programs and partnerships that encourage independence, dignity, and quality of life.
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