**Description:**

The City of Chicago Law Department is seeking an attorney for the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel (“ACC”) I in the Legal Information and Prosecutions (“LIP”) Division.

The Assistant Corporation Counsel I in the Legal Information and Prosecutions Division will:

+ Prosecute Chicago Municipal Code violations in Cook County Circuit Court, namely in Traffic Court and Branch Courts, and at the City’s Department of Administrative Hearings.
+ Defend administrative decisions from the City’s Department of Administrative Hearings filed as an administrative appeal in Circuit Court.
+ Represent the City in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) matters, document production, electronic discovery (e-discovery), and Local Records Act (LRA) matters.

The ACC I will work under the general supervision of the Division’s Supervisors, Chief, and Deputy. Duties will include, but are not limited to, trying cases; conducting hearings; researching a...