Chief Attorney - Torts
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
DescriptionSALARY$128,468.51POSITION SUMMARYUnder direction,
performs senior level professional legal work with "first chair"
responsibilities related to personal injury matters involving the
Authority, with a particular emphasis on significant personal
injury litigation. Represents the Authority in litigating own case
load of significant personal injury cases and provides advice to
more junior attorneys regarding legal
strategy.QualificationsPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Acts as lead attorney for Authority in handling own docket of
personal injury cases through all phases of litigation.
- Appears frequently in court for hearings, arbitrations, and
trials.
- Performs all phases of discovery including written discovery,
takes and defends depositions, prepares and deposes witnesses and
expert witnesses, collects legal and medical research, and drafts
pleadings and motions for caseload that consists primarily of
significant personal injury matters (e.g., Law Division and federal
court cases).
- Serves as "first chair" for any personal injury lawsuit
involving the CTA.
- Acts as mentor and oversees activities of junior attorneys,
paralegals, and other legal support staff.
- Supervises junior attorneys acting in a "second chair" capacity
on large litigation. Chief attorneys fill the leadership role in
these assignments, serving as lead counsel for the CTA.
- Provides mentoring and other skill-development services for
more junior attorneys and staff.
- Manages work of paralegals and other support staff assigned to
his/her projects.
- Provides legal advice and consultation on personal injury
matters throughout the Authority to clients and staff.
- Performs related duties as assigned.MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reporting to this position may include the following jobs:
- Junior Attorneys
- Paralegal
- Administrative Assistant/SecretaryCHALLENGES
- Must be able to work in partnership with client departments to
achieve CTA goals.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and handle
stressful situations.
- Must maintain good working relationships with client
departments to achieve Authority goals and
objectives.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited school of law and
license to practice law in the State of Illinois and Federal
courts, plus seven (7) years of experience as a practicing
attorney, of which three (3) years of Tort experience and/or
experience in state and federal court, or an equivalent combination
of education and experience.
- Required to maintain appropriate continuing legal education
credits.
- Experience with public sector procurement laws
preferredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Requires remaining in a stationary position for extended
periods of time and constantly operating a computer and other
office productivity machinery.
- Service Area Requirement: Exempt (Non-Union) employees must
live within the boundaries of the CTA Statutory Service Area either
at the time of employment or within 6 months of beginning
employment at CTA.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Detailed knowledge of applicable federal and state laws.
- Detailed knowledge of negotiation strategies.
- Working knowledge of the methods and practices of legal
research and investigation, judicial procedure, and the rules of
evidence.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite including word processing
functions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills necessary for competent legal
interpretation.
- Strong managerial and administrative skills to direct and
coordinate the activities of the case/transaction team.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively
interrelate with other Law Department staff and various levels of
personnel from other Authority departments.
- Ability to work with integrity, initiative, and the creativity
to provide effective solutions to CTA issues.
- Ability to provide legal advice in a short response time, work
on many tasks simultaneously, and play increasing managerial
role.
- Ability to independently handle all matters that arise in
practice area.
- Ability to practice skills and experience to "first chair"
almost every litigation matter involving the Authority.WORKING
CONDITIONS
- General office environment.
- Makes regular site visits to non-office locations (e.g. court
and accident sites).EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS UTILIZED
- Standard office equipment.
- Personal computer and legal related equipment and
software.
- Trial visual aids equipment, office productivity, on-line legal
research, and litigation support software.Additional DetailsPlease
note, employees and/or union members will be given priority
consideration in the hiring process, per the applicable labor
contracts. Final salary will be determined in part by the
qualifications of the selected candidate and may be higher or lower
than target.Applicants, if hired,must comply with CTA's residency
ordinance.CTA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERNo employee or
applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of
race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin,
sexual orientation, ancestry, age, unfavorable military discharge,
disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or
local laws; except where a bona fide occupational qualification
exists We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for
our workforce and supporting the communities we serve. CTA will
make reasonable accommodations for the known disabilities of
otherwise qualified applicants for employment as well as its
employees, unless undue hardship would result. If you require an
accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact
arc@transitchicago.com prior to the submission of your application
or upon notification of your actual test date. CTA will work with
you to determine if an accommodation can be provided.During the
hiring process, CTA?s Human Resources department will contact
candidates with next steps . Failure to respond to these
correspondences in a timely fashion may result in your application
being closed out for non-responsiveness.
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