Associate Attorney Compliance, Policy, & Risk

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to this position are the following jobs:

Job Title

Temporary Interns/Fellows
CPR Support Staff

CHALLENGES

Developing expertise in a wide variety of subject matter areas and maintain awareness of changes in law related to such areas.
Must sometimes work in stressful situations.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited school of law and licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois plus one (1) year of experience as a practicing attorney or one (1) year of experience spent handling risk/insurance compliance or legislation/policy matters.
Required to maintain appropriate continuing legal education credits.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time and constantly operating a computer and other office productivity machinery.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

General Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws.
General Knowledge of principles and methods in drafting legal documents and research.
Knowledge of insurance and risk legal principles and laws.
Knowledge of legislative and policy drafting.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook).
Strong research analytical and writing skills.
Strong organizational skills and great attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills and a suitable temperament and disposition.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to learn and develop new skills and subject matter knowledge.
Ability to coordinate multiple requests simultaneously while meeting multiple deadlines.
Ability to provide effective solutions to CTA issues with integrity initiative and creativity.
Ability to process requests and assignments within statutory timeframes.
Ability to work with CTA departments to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information provided to the public through the Freedom of Information Act process.
Ability to recognize when a request would unduly burden CTA staff and operations and follow the requirements of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act to properly respond to such requests.
Ability to work on many tasks simultaneously.
Ability to effectively communicate with CTA staff of all levels and the public.

WORKING CONDITIONS

General office environment.
May be required to visit to non-office locations (e.g. court and CTA field locations).
Subject to prevailing weather conditions when visiting field investigations.

EQUIPMENT TOOLS AND MATERIALS UTILIZED

Standard office equipment.
Personal computer telephone trial visual aids equipment on-line legal research and litigation support software.

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 hiredmust comply with CTAs residency ordinance.

CTA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

No 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 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 CTAs 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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SUMMARY

Salary $104787.50

CTAs Legal Departments Compliance Policy and Risk section provides a wide range of support on matters including the Authoritys portfolio of insurance contracts internal policy/processes ethics compliance and Freedom of Information requests and legislative and regulatory compliance. This will involve research analyzing interpreting and drafting policies procedures responses and other legal documents. Each position has an area of focus and a developed expertise within the section. The primary focus of this position will be to support the Authoritys portfolio of insurance contracts and policy matters.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Handles risk management and insurance program support functions.
Assists in the coordination of risk compliance and insurance activities across the CTA system.
Reviews and monitors insurance events comply with and analyze data on potential claims report claims to broker and assist in claim recovery matters with broker adjuster insurance representatives and internal clients.
Reviews broker compliance and support broker renewal agreements including monitoring broker compliance with contracts compiling data for and assisting broker in renewal of various policies.
Handles policy matters including interpretation laws and regulations and applies them to the CTAs operations processes and programs.
Drafts and edits CTAs Administrative Procedures and other internal policy documents.
Consults with internal CTA departments on effective implementation of changes to CTA policies and procedures caused by new or amended laws and regulations or other regulatory oversight directives.
Researches and drafts formal CTA commentary regarding proposed rulemakings of regulatory agencies.
Conducts legal compliance and ethics functions.
Prepares responses to requests for information from the Illinois Office of the Executive Inspector General (OEIG). Interprets laws and regulations and applies them to the Authoritys operations processes and programs.
Handles CTAs participation in external program reviews and audits assessing CTAs regulatory compliance.
Consults with internal CTA departments on effective implementation of changes to CTA policies and procedures caused by new or amended laws and regulations or other regulatory oversight directives.
Conducts internal investigations and make recommendations for findings of violations and remedies.
Supports training as necessary.
Prepares and issues responses to requests for FOIA including extensive and complex requests for attorneys media or individuals.
Communicates with staff throughout the Authority to coordinate gathering and retrieving information and records.
Confers with Law on requests that are in the claims or litigation stage or have other legal ramifications.
Reviews records for exempt material and redacts the records accordingly.
Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.

Required Experience:

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIESReporting to this position are the following jobs:Job TitleTemporary Interns/FellowsCPR Support StaffCHALLENGESDeveloping expertise in a wide variety of subject matter areas and maintain awareness of changes in law related to such areas.Must sometimes work in stressful sit...