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Legal Advisor I

Illinois Secretary Of State

Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: m 5737 - 7500

Posted: 29 September 2026 (30 days ago)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary



Office of the Illinois Secretary of State
Alexi Giannoulias

Job Title: Legal Advisor I
Division: Administrative Hearings - Northern Operations
Union: N/A
Location: 17 N State StChicago IL Cook County
Salary: Range$5737 to $7500 monthly - commensurate with experience

Overview:

Performs routine legal work or performs beginning-level technical legal functions with limited related advisory responsibilities; conducts investigations and research activities to determine facts prepare administrative orders or decisions or drafts routine legislative bills and resolutions; processes legal documents or papers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Plans and conducts routine legal research or management studies and prepares administrative reports.
Confers with the general public witnesses other attorneys legislators board and commission members employers concerning statutory interpretations and compliance.
Drafts proposed bills amendments resolutions procedures rules and regulations.
Revises codifies and clarifies current legislation by preparing editing and advising on digests reports and opinions.
Participates in the administrative hearings process; prepares pleadings and takes depositions.
May confer and advise on routine legal or administrative problems within the department.
Reviews and reports on legal processes including petitions and notices.
May conduct negotiations with claimants violators and interested parties with limited authority to settle claims.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Specific Skills:

Requires working knowledge of the common law and of the State and Federal laws relating to administrative and regulatory functions.
Requires working knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedure and of the rules of evidence hearings and trial procedures.
Requires elementary knowledge of management practices and procedures.
Requires ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with superiors other attorneys employees and the public.
Requires ability to present material in clear and logical form for oral or written presentation as briefs orders reports or decisions.
Requires ability to exercise sound judgement in appraising and evaluating problems of a procedural nature.
Requires willingness to travel and possession of a valid Illinois drivers license as required by individual positions within the class.

Education and Experience:

Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Requires working knowledge of the common law and of the State and Federal laws relating to administrative and regulatory functions.
Requires working knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedure and of the rules of evidence hearings and trial procedures.
Requires elementary knowledge of management practices and procedures.
Requires ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with superiors other attorneys employees and the general public.
Requires ability to present material in clear and logical form for oral or written presentation as briefs orders reports or decisions.
Requires ability to exercise sound judgement in appraising and evaluating problems of a procedural nature.
Requires willingness to travel and possession of a valid Illinois drivers license as required by individual positions within the class.

Application Process:

Please visit apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed.
Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago ) or Springfield ).

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation age marital or veteran status or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

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