Supervisory Attorney (Consumer)
For over 50 years, Legal Aid Chicago has provided free civil legal assistance to people living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago. Each year our attorneys, volunteers, and staff help resolve civil legal problems, including domestic violence, consumer fraud, and unfair evictions. Legal Aid Chicago was founded on the philosophy that all individuals are entitled to quality civil legal representation, regardless of their income. We work to ensure that poverty is not an impediment to justice by dismantling the legal barriers that perpetuate inequality. Legal Aid Chicago staff live our mission through our core values of equity, excellence, inclusion, kindness, and respect.
Position : Legal Aid Chicago seeks a full-time attorney to work as a Supervisory Attorney in our Consumer Practice Group (CPG). CPG provides individual legal representation, community education, and strategic advocacy in the areas of homeownership preservation, bankruptcy, consumer fraud, predatory lending, debt collection, and utilities.
Responsibilities include, without limitation:
- Maintain a caseload of individual cases in the areas CPG handles, and represent clients in state and federal court, including bankruptcy court (with an emphasis on novel and/or co-counseled cases).
- Supervise attorneys and other staff in CPG who handle a full caseload in the above areas of law, including editing their written work, providing guidance on case strategy, co-counseling complex cases, conducting regular case reviews, providing training in substantive areas of law as well as litigation skills, completing performance evaluations, and overseeing professional development.
- Participate in complex litigation or advocacy to address systemic issues.
- Engage in community outreach.
- Represent Legal Aid Chicago on relevant community task forces, committees, or other government or non-profit bodies connected with our work.
- Work collaboratively with Legal Aid Chicago supervisors, staff, students and volunteers to provide comprehensive legal services.
- Maintain accurate time records and ensure supervised staff do as well
- Participate in other activities related to poverty law including publication, permissible legislative and administrative advocacy, media relations, and fundraising.
- Assist in reporting and administering applicable grants.
Salary: Commensurate with experience. Legal Aid Chicago offers a comprehensive benefits package, including low-cost employer-paid health plan options, employer-provided group life and long-term disability insurance, fitness center access, generous paid time off, and much more.
The applicant should be licensed in or eligible to become licensed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The preferred candidate should have at least 5 years of demonstrated experience in litigation and some experience supervising legal work. The preferred candidate should have significant experience litigating consumer law cases, although we will also consider candidates with significant experience in other types of civil litigation or bankruptcy. Applicants must be highly collegial and have strong written and oral skills.
Click here to apply. A cover letter, resume, writing sample, and the contact information for two professional references are required to apply.
Legal Aid Chicago is firmly committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and therefore does not discriminate on the basis of creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age religion, marital or parental status, alienage, disability, political affiliation or belief, military or military discharge status, or ex-offender status. Applicants who have experiences with our client communities are encouraged to apply.