Description

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Paralegal II

City of Chicago Police Department

Legal Affairs

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $66, 612.00

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 09/15/202 5

Under supervision, functions at the senior level, providing paraprofessional legal and administrative support to attorneys, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Assists the Law Department and outside counsel with fulfilling discovery requests, processing legal preservation requests, and reviewing and preparing subpoena responses

• Assists attorneys in all phases of pre-trial, trial, and post-trial functions, including those ranging from a routine to a complex nature

• Collects and organizes Department records, reports, and legal documents to respond to subpoenas and requests for information related to civil trials, criminal prosecutions, or Office of Inspector General (OIG) requests

• Prepares and summarizes legal documents for attorney use (e.g., summonses, motions, subpoenas)

• Facilitates reviews of files by attorneys from the Law Department or outside counsel

• Prepares and writes documents for answers and discovery and updates relevant parties on status of discovery

• Prepares and maintains documents associated with discovery requests, legal preservations, and OIG requests

• Reviews documents collected and produced in response to subpoenas to ensure compliance with privacy and juvenile laws

• Trains and orientates paralegal staff in office methods and procedures, as required

• Utilizes eDiscovery and legal hold databases to manage, track, and collect Department records and reports in response to discovery requests or legal hold preservation requests

• Notarizes documents, as required

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 3510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60653

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9am-5pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, and a paralegal certificate from a paralegal training program accredited by the American Bar Association, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

NOTE:

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience in a law enforcement or law firm/corporate law department setting.

• Previous experience with legal systems, legal filings, and legal research.

• Basic understanding of legal terminology.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement . The interviewed external candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor